What is the meaning of succession?

noun

• A following of one thing after another in time.
  • usage: "the doctor saw a sequence of patients"
  • synonyms: sequence, chronological sequence, successiveness, chronological succession
• A group of people or things arranged or following in order.
  • usage: "a succession of stalls offering soft drinks"; "a succession of failures"
• The action of following in order.
  • usage: "he played the trumps in sequence"
  • synonyms: sequence
• 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.
  • synonyms: ecological succession
• Acquisition of property by descent or by will.
  • synonyms: taking over