Definition of: succession

(sək·sesh′ən) noun
1. The act of following in order, or the state of being successive; a following consecutively.
2. A group of things that succeed in order; a series, either in time or in place; sequence.
3. The act or right of legally or officially coming into a predecessor's office, possessions, etc.; also, the order of so succeeding, or that which is or is to be so taken.
4. The right or act of succeeding to a throne.
5. Descendants collectively; issue. See synonyms under TIME.
—suc·ces′sion·al adjective
—suc·ces′sion·al·ly adverb