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.

plural of successor

Of, related to or caused by succession

(biology) Such an organism

(now rare) Without success; unsuccessful.

Lack of success.

Obsolete spelling of successor

One who insists on the importance of a regular succession of events, offices, etc. / (religion) One who insists that only apostolic succession is valid.

plural of successionist

successionist beliefs