Topic: OFFICIALS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | Latin successio, from succedere; SUCCEED |
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suc‧ces‧sion W3
1 happening one after the other without anything different happening in between : She won the championship four times in succession.
in succession
She won the championship four times in succession. in quick/rapid/close succession (=quickly one after the other) He fired two shots in quick succession.
He fired two shots in quick succession.2 a number of people or things of the same kind following, coming or happening one after the other : A succession of visitors came to the door.
a succession of something
A succession of visitors came to the door.3 [uncountable]PGO the act of taking over an official job or position, or the right to be the next to take it [↪ accession]: If the prince dies, the succession passes to his son.
If the prince dies, the succession passes to his son.