Nouns

(n)sequence, chronological sequence, succession, successiveness, chronological successiona following of one thing after another in time“the doctor saw a sequence of patients”
(n)successiona group of people or things arranged or following in order“a succession of stalls offering soft drinks”, “a succession of failures”
(n)succession, sequencethe action of following in order“he played the trumps in sequence”
(n)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
(n)succession, taking overacquisition of property by descent or by will