Etymology

succession

suc·ces·sion
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Today it means: An act of following in sequence. Full definition →

Middle English [Term?] ← Old French succession ← Latin successiō
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  1. Latin · derived fromsuccessiō
  2. Old French · derived fromsuccession
  3. Middle English · inherited from[Term?]
  4. English todaysuccession

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Old French succession, from Latin successiō (noun).

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