succession
Meanings
Noun
1. succession
2. series
3. inheritance, as in the passing of possessions from a deceased person to his or her inheritors
Examples5
Ils partagèrent la succession en deux
They divided the estate in two
Personne ne pouvait se rappeler de la succession des évènements.
Nobody could remember the sequence of events.
Le prince Guillaume est le second en ligne de succession au trône d'Angleterre.
Prince William is second in line to the English throne.
Après une succession de chaudes journées, le temps s'est refroidit.
After a succession of warm days, the weather became cold.
Un sage dit un jour que la vie est une succession de déceptions.
A wise man once said, life is a series of disappointments.