successor
Meanings
noun
- A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
- The next heir in order or succession.
- A person who inherits a title or office.
- The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
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Etymology
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.
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