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Webster 1913 Edition

Successor

Suc-ces′sor

,
Noun.
[OE.
successour
, OF.
successur
,
successor
, F.
successeur
, L.
successor
. See
Succeed
.]
One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; – correlative to predecessor;
as, the
successor
of a deceased king
.
Chaucer.
A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of chattels, without naming their
successors
, vests an absolute property in them so lond as the corporation subsists.
Blackstone.

Webster 1828 Edition

Successor

SUCCESS'OR

,
Noun.
[L.] One that succeeds or follows; one that takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; correlative to predecessor; as the successor of a deceased king; the successor of a president or governor; a man's son and successor.
A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of chattels, without naming their successors,vests an absolute property in them so long as the corporation subsists.

Definition 2024

successor

successor

English

Alternative forms

Noun

successor ‎(plural successors)

  1. A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
    George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
    • 2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
      As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
  2. The next heir in order or succession.
  3. A person who inherits a title or office.
  4. (arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

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Antonyms

Translations

Catalan

Noun

successor m ‎(plural successors)

  1. successor

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /sukˈkes.sor/, [sʊkˈkɛs.sɔr]

Noun

successor m ‎(genitive successōris); third declension

  1. follower, successor

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative successor successōrēs
genitive successōris successōrum
dative successōrī successōribus
accusative successōrem successōrēs
ablative successōre successōribus
vocative successor successōrēs

References

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səkˈsɛsə(ɹ)/

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