Succession
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /səkˈsɛʃ.ən/
Origin
From Latin successio, successionem.
Full definition of succession
Noun
succession
(countable and uncountable; plural successions)- An act of following in sequence.
- A sequence of things in order.
- 2011, April 10, Alistair Magowan, Aston Villa 1 - 0 Newcastle, Villa spent most of the second period probing from wide areas and had a succession of corners but despite their profligacy they will be glad to overturn the 6-0 hammering they suffered at St James' Park in August following former boss Martin O'Neill's departure
- 2011, September 18, Ben Dirs, Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia, England gave away six penalties in the first 15 minutes and were lucky to still have 15 men on the pitch, but Kvirikashvili missed two very makeable penalties in quick succession as Georgia were unable to take advantage of significant territorial advantage.
- A passing of royal powers.
- A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.
- (obsolete, rare) The person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.