successor
UK /səkˈsɛsə/ US /səkˈsɛsɚ/
noun 4
Definitions
noun
1
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
After Li Tan's death in 1625, Hsu Hsin-su (許心素), leader of the Chang-chou people dwelling in and around the city of Hsia-men (廈門, or Amoy), emerged as his successor.
2
The next heir in order or succession.
3
A person who inherits a title or office.
4
The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
A limit ordinal is not the successor of any ordinal.
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