succession

noun

1. 1

   An act of following in sequence.

2. 2

   A sequence of things in order.

3. 3

   A passing of royal powers.

4. 4

   A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

5. 5

   A race or series of descendants.

6. 6

   Rotation, as of crops.

7. 7

   A right to take possession.

8. 8

   In Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another.

9. 9

   The person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.