| succession | 1. 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. 2. 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. "He was in the succession to an earldom." (Macaulay) 3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent. "A long succession must ensue." 4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon the office, rank, position, etc, held ny another; also, the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of succeeding, to a throne. "You have the voice of the king himself for your succession in Denmark." (Shak) "The animosity of these factions did not really arise from the dispute about the succession." (Macaulay) 5. 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. 6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or heir. Apostolical succession. See Rotation of crops, under Rotation. Origin: L. Successio: cf. F. Succession. See Succeed. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| successionist | A person who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc.; especially, one who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plant succession | <botany> The development of a plant community from its initial stage to its climax stage. (31 Dec 1997) |
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| secondary succession | The progression of plant communities following disturbances such as fire, windthrow and timber harvesting. See Succession. (05 Dec 1998) |
| succession | acquisition of property by descent or by will |
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| succession | the action of following in order |
| succession | a following of one thing after another in time |
| succession | a group of people or things arranged or following in order |
| succession | (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established |
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