succession

Universal Words noun 1 [C,usually sing.] a number of people or things that follow each other in time or order; a series: a succession of events / problems / visitors * He's been hit by a succession of injuries since he joined the team. * She has won the award for the third year in succession. * They had three children in quick succession. * The gunman fired three times in rapid succession. 2 [U] the regular pattern of one thing following another thing: the succession of the seasons * the succession of images on a screen 3 [U] the act of taking over an official position or title; the right to take over an official position or title, especially to become the king or queen of a country: He became chairman in succession to Bernard Allen. * She's third in order of succession to the throne. * a line of succession seealsoSUCCEED