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successor definition

suc·ces·sor (-ər)

noun

a person or thing that succeeds, or follows, another; esp., one who succeeds to an office, title, etc.

Etymology: ME < OFr successour < L successor < successus, pp. of succedere: see succeed

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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