| succession taking over | acquisition of property by descent or by will |
succession
sequence | the action of following in order, he played the trumps in sequence |
| War of the Austrian Succession | Prussia and Austria fought over Silesia and most of the rest of Europe took sides, - |
| War of the Spanish Succession | a general war in Europe (-) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain, England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power |
sequence
chronological sequence
succession
successiveness
chronological succession | a following of one thing after another in time, the doctor saw a sequence of patients |
conditional probability
contingent probability | the probability that an event will occur given that one or more other events have occurred |
benefactive role
beneficiary | the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause |
| contingent | a gathering of persons representative of some larger group, each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics |
contingent
detail | a temporary military unit, the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent |
| line of succession | the order in which individuals are expected to succeed one another in some official position |
| succession | a group of people or things arranged or following in order, a succession of stalls offering soft drinks, a succession of failures |
beneficiary
donee | the recipient of funds or other benefits |
| co-beneficiary | one of two or more beneficiaries of the same benefit |
succession
ecological succession | (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 |
| trustee-beneficiary relation | the responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary |
| contingent | uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances, the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain- George Eliot |
contingent
contingent on(p)
contingent upon(p)
dependent on(p)
dependant on(p)
dependent upon(p)
dependant upon(p)
depending on(p) | determined by conditions or circumstances that follow, arms sales contingent on the approval of congress |
| entitled | qualified for by right according to law, we are all entitled to equal protection under the law |
| contingent | possible but not certain to occur, they had to plan for contingent expenses |
| beneficiary | having or arising from a benefice, a beneficiary baron |