Meaning
succession, inheritance
- succession, sequence, row
In a sentence
La questione della successione è stata gestita da un notaio.
The inheritance matter was handled by a notary.
Hai visto la successione di luci sulla strada?
Did you see the row of lights on the street?
Non capisco questa successione di numeri.
I don't understand this sequence of numbers.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| successione | feminine · singular |
| successioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For legal inheritance, successione is standard; eredità often means the property/assets inherited, not the legal process.
- For an ordered series, successione is more formal than sequenza; fila usually means a physical line of people or things.
- In law and bureaucracy, successione often appears in fixed phrases like dichiarazione di successione; this register is formal.