Nicholas Paul Patrick was seventh in the line of succession to the throne.
A predetermined order of succession, as to an estate or to an office.
预定的继承顺序确定的继承权顺序, 如对地产或职位.
The endless succession of parties wore us out.
Once, while working at a succession of railroad jobs, he tried studying law by correspondence.
有一次, 在他做着一系列的铁路工作期间, 他尝试着通过函授学过法律.
They will do anything to cheat him out of his succession.