the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > succession or following in time > [noun] > succession to an office, estate, etc. (4)
The action or fact of succession to an office or post after the death or retirement of the holder; the right to this.
Succession as of heirs, rulers, etc. Obsolete.
The succession to an estate, office, etc. of a survivor nominated before the death of the existing occupier or holder; the right of such succession…