succession
n. C / Un. a series of things or people that follow one after another in a specific order. It can also mean the process of taking over a powerful position, like a king or a leader.
n. the sequence of one person or thing following another; the right or process by which one person succeeds to an office or title.
The team won three games in quick succession.
The sudden death of the king led to a crisis regarding the line of succession to the throne.
Ecologists observed a predictable succession of plant species as the abandoned farmland gradually returned to its original forested state over several decades.
Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).
Often used in the phrase 'in succession' to describe events happening one after another. When referring to the right to inherit a title, it is typically uncountable.