Successor

noun

/səkˈsɛsə(ɹ)/

Word Frequency: 8.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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."

2.nounThe next heir in order or succession.

3.nounA person who inherits a title or office.

4.nounThe integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.

"A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal."

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