line of succession

noun

An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.

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Meanings

nounline of succession (plural lines of succession)

plural lines of succession

  1. An ordered sequence of named people who would succeed to a particular office upon the death, resignation or removal of the current occupant; constructed using the rules of an established order of succession.

Translations

Finnish perimysjärjestys, kruununperimysjärjestys
  • perimysjärjestysordered sequence of successors
  • kruununperimysjärjestysordered sequence of successors
Romanian linie de succesiune
  • linie de succesiuneordered sequence of successors
Swedish tronföljd, successionsordning
  • tronföljdordered sequence of successors
  • successionsordningordered sequence of successors
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APA

line of succession. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20succession

MLA

“line of succession.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20succession. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “line of succession,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/line%20of%20succession.

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