What is the Latin word for succession?

The usual Latin words for “succession” are Iūstīnus, Astyagēs, gerō; also deinceps, continēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

English → Latin

“succession” in Latin

Iūstīnusa male given name, feminine equivalent Iūstīna, equivalent to Koine Greek Ἰουστῖνος (Ioustînos) or English Justin; Justi AstyagēsAstyages gerōto carry, bear; to manage, conduct (e.g., one's affairs); to rule, govern deincepsfollowing; next (in succession)continēnslimiting, enclosing; bordering, neighboring; connected, continuous, unbroken

The English word succession itself goes back to Latin cēdō, through successiō.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

succession

usually by circumlocution with the verb (but successio is classical for “a following in an office,” etc.); or successio in alicujus locum (Pseud. Cic., Ep., ad Brut., 1, 17). Order of succession, aetatis privilegium (privilege of birth, Justinus, 2, 10, 2): the kingdom came in order of succession to Astyages, regnum per ordinem successionis ad Astyagem descendit: of these (sons), Artamenes, as the eldest in order of succession, claimed the throne, ex his Artamenes maximus natu aetatis privilegio regnum sibi vindicabat: to leave a kingdom to anybody by the order of succession, regnum alicui per manus tradere: a war (respecting the order) of succession, *bellum propter ordinem successionis in regno conflatum, gestum, etc.: in succession, deinceps; continenter (without interruption; ☞ not continue or continuo) ordine (in order); alter post alterum; alius post alium (one after another; the former, of two; the latter, of several); often, also, by continuus (uninterrupted; e.g. three days in succession, triduum continuum; tres dies continuos): to go through all in regular succession, per omnes in orbem ire.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for succession?: The usual Latin words for “succession” are Iūstīnus, Astyagēs, gerō; also deinceps, continēns. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.