succession

n. progression, sequence, series; order in which one person takes the place of another; process through which an individual takes on the position or property of another

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Noun
1. a following of one thing after another in time; "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
(synonym) sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession
(hypernym) temporal arrangement, temporal order
(hyponym) rain, pelting
(derivation) succeed, come after, follow
2. a group of people or things arranged or following in order; "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
(hypernym) series
(hyponym) cascade
3. the action of following in order; "he played the trumps in sequence"
(synonym) sequence
(hypernym) order, ordering
(hyponym) alternation
(derivation) succeed, come after, follow
4. (ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
(synonym) ecological succession
(hypernym) natural process, natural action, action, activity
(classification) ecology, bionomics, environmental science
5. acquisition of property by descent or by will
(synonym) taking over
(hypernym) acquisition

nf. succession, inheritance; sequence, series

n. sled; série; následnictví; sukcese