successor

  1. Noun.  A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
  2. Noun.  The next heir in order or succession.
  3. Noun.  A person who inherits a title or office.
  4. Noun.  (context, arithmetic) The integer immediately following another.

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