successor
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- successour (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Anglo-Norman successour, from Latin successor.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
successor (plural successors)
- 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.
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2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- As Di Matteo celebrated and captain John Terry raised the trophy for the fourth time, the Italian increased his claims to become the permanent successor to Andre Villas-Boas by landing a trophy.
- The next heir in order or succession.
- A person who inherits a title or office.
- (arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
Synonyms[edit]
- aftercomer (uncommon)
Antonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
person or thing that immediately follows another
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next heir in order or succession
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person who inherits a title or office
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integer or cardinal immediately following another
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Catalan[edit]
Noun[edit]
successor m (plural successors)
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
successor m (genitive successōris); third declension
Inflection[edit]
| Case | Singular | Plural |
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| nominative | successor | successōrēs |
| genitive | successōris | successōrum |
| dative | successōrī | successōribus |
| accusative | successōrem | successōrēs |
| ablative | successōre | successōribus |
| vocative | successor | successōrēs |
References[edit]
- successor in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- successor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- successor in Félix Gaffiot (1934), Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
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