Definition of Successor. Meaning of Successor. Synonyms of Successor
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Definition of Successor
Successor 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 predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased
king. --Chaucer.
A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of
chattels, without naming their successors, vests an
absolute property in them so lond as the corporation
subsists. --Blackstone.