successor

successor
suc·ces·sor /sək-'se-sər/ n: one that follows: one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate)

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

successor
I noun beneficiary, descendant, follower, grantee, newcomer, next in line, replacement, scion associated concepts: successor in estate, successor in interest, successor in office, successor in trust II index descendant, devisee, heir, offspring, replacement, transferee

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


successor
n.
A person or thing that takes the place of another in a position, elected office, or other situation.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


successor
n. A person who takes over the rank, office, duties, or privileges of another; a corporation that through merger, buy-out, or other means acquires the duties, stock, rights, and debts of another corporation, known as the predecessor.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • Successor — Suc*ces sor, n. [OE. successour, OF. successur, successor, F. successeur, L. successor. See {Succeed}.] One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which another has left, and sustains the like part or character; correlative to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • successor — UK US /səkˈsesər/ noun [C] ► someone or something that comes after another person or thing: successor to sb/sth »She has been appointed successor to the retiring chief executive. »Network Rail is the successor to Railtrack and runs lines and… …   Financial and business terms

  • successor — one who comes after, late 13c., from O.Fr. successour, from L. successor, agent noun from pp. stem of succedere (see SUCCEED (Cf. succeed)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • successor — [sək ses′ər] n. [ME < OFr successour < L successor < successus, pp. of succedere: see SUCCEED] a person or thing that succeeds, or follows, another; esp., one who succeeds to an office, title, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Successor — (lat.), Nachfolger, Amtsfolger …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • successor — [n] heir beneficiary, descendant, follower, heritor, inheritor, next in line, replacement, scion; concepts 355,414 …   New thesaurus

  • successor — ► NOUN ▪ a person or thing that succeeds another …   English terms dictionary

  • successor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ logical, natural, obvious ▪ rightful, worthy ▪ Their latest offering is a worthy successor to their popular debut album. ▪ chosen …   Collocations dictionary

  • successor */*/ — UK [səkˈsesə(r)] / US [səkˈsesər] noun [countable] Word forms successor : singular successor plural successors someone who has an important position after someone else. Someone who has the position before someone else is called their predecessor… …   English dictionary

  • successor — suc|ces|sor [ sək sesər ] noun count ** someone who has an important position after someone else. Someone who has the position before someone else is called their predecessor: successor to: They haven t yet named a successor to the outgoing CEO.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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