LINE OF SUCCESSION Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase line of succession. (close relations)
Definition of LINE OF SUCCESSION
Best Alternative Words for LINE OF SUCCESSION
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genealogy | nounn | |||||||
noun • successive generations of kin • the study or investigation of ancestry and family history | ||||||||
heritage | nounn | |||||||
noun • practices that are handed down from the past by tradition • any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors • that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner • hereditary succession to a title or an office or property | ||||||||
hierarchy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system • the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body | ||||||||
lineage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the hereditary derivation of an individual • the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors • the number of lines in a piece of printed material • a rate of payment for written material that is measured according to the number of lines submitted • inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline | ||||||||
order | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed • (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy • a degree in a continuum of size or quantity • established customary state (especially of society) • logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements • a condition of regular or proper arrangement • a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge) • a commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities • a formal association of people with similar interests • a body of rules followed by an assembly • a group of person living under a religious rule • (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families • a request for something to be made, supplied, or served • (architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans • the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement verb • give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority • make a request for something • issue commands or orders for • bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations • bring order to or into • place in a certain order • appoint to a clerical posts • arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events • assign a rank or rating to | ||||||||
sequence | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern • a following of one thing after another in time • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie • the action of following in order • several repetitions of a melodic phrase in different keys verb • arrange in a sequence • determine the order of constituents in | ||||||||
succession | nounn | |||||||
noun • a following of one thing after another in time • a group of people or things arranged or following in order • the action of following in order • (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 • acquisition of property by descent or by will | ||||||||
family tree | nounn | |||||||
noun • successive generations of kin |