First Known Use: 14th century
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successor
noun suc·ces·sor \sək-ˈse-sər\
: a person who has a job, position, or title after someone else : someone who succeeds another person
Full Definition of SUCCESSOR
: one that follows; especially : one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office
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Origin of SUCCESSOR
Middle English successour, from Anglo-French, from Latin successor, from succedere
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SUCCESSOR Defined for Kids
successor
noun suc·ces·sor \sək-ˈse-sər\
Definition of SUCCESSOR for Kids
: a person who succeeds to a throne, title, property, or office
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