The act of succeeding, or following after; a following
of things in order of time or place, or a series of things so
following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a succession of
disasters.

A series of persons or things according to some
established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings, or of
bishops; a succession of events in chronology.

An order or series of descendants; lineage; race;
descent.

The right to enter upon the possession of the property
of an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an established
order.

The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or
heir.