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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|xno|successor]], Old French successour, successor, heir (12th century),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Latin [[m|la|successor|t=follower, successor]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) an agent noun from the past participle of succēdere, to follow (see [[succeed]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
+ It is [[bor|xno|successor]], [[fro|successour]], successor, heir (12th century),^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from Latin [[m|la|successor|t=follower, successor]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) an agent noun from the past participle of [[m|la|succēdere]], to follow (see [[succeed]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)
==Earliest recorded meaning==