succession

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1. 1

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: An act of following in sequence.

   In 1958, it was reported that for "the fourth year in succession, staff of four South London stations have combined to decorate the booking hall at Peckham Rye station". They installed a nativity scene, models of Father Christmas, and a sleigh driven by huskies, and Christmas trees were placed around the station.

2. 2

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: A sequence of things in order.

   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

   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.

3. 3

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: A passing of royal powers.

4. 4

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: A group of rocks or strata that succeed one another in chronological order.

5. 5

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: A race or series of descendants.

6. 6

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: Rotation, as of crops.

7. 7

   An act, process, or instance of succeeding: A right to take possession.

8. 8

   storicoAn act, process, or instance of succeeding: In Roman and Scots law, the taking of property by one person in place of another.

9. 9

   obsoletoAn act, process, or instance of succeeding: The person who succeeds to rank or office; a successor or heir.

   long descent of Kings , whose names only for many successions without other memory stand thus register'd

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successions