successor in title

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• title — ti·tle n [Anglo French, inscription, legal right, from Old French, from Latin titulum inscription, chapter heading, part of the law that sanctions an action] 1 a: the means or right by which one owns or possesses property; broadly: the quality of …   Law dictionary

• successor — suc·ces·sor /sək se sər/ n: one that follows: one that succeeds another (as in a position, title, office, or estate) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. successor …   Law dictionary

• successor in interest — successor in interest: a successor to another s interest in property; esp: a successor in ownership of a business that is carried on and controlled substantially as it was before the transfer Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

• successor — [sək ses′ər] n. [ME < OFr successour < L successor < successus, pp. of succedere: see SUCCEED] a person or thing that succeeds, or follows, another; esp., one who succeeds to an office, title, etc …   English World dictionary

• title — A mark, style, or designation; a distinctive appellation; the name by which anything is known. Thus, in the law of persons, a title is an appellation of dignity or distinction, a name denoting the social rank of the person bearing it; as duke or… …   Black's law dictionary

• successor — noun Etymology: Middle English successour, from Anglo French, from Latin successor, from succedere Date: 14th century one that follows; especially one who succeeds to a throne, title, estate, or office …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• successor — noun a) A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title. George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US. b) The next heir in order or succession. Ant: predecessor …   Wiktionary

• Spiritual successor — A spiritual successor, sometimes called a spiritual sequel or a companion piece, is a successor to a work of fiction that, instead of being a standard sequel, only shares genres, themes, styles, and (often) creators with the previous work,… …   Wikipedia

• Despot (court title) — Despot (from Greek: δεσπότης, despotēs, lord, master ; in Bulgarian and Serbian: деспот, despot), was a senior Byzantine court title that was bestowed on the sons or sons in law of reigning emperors, and initially denoted the heir apparent. From… …   Wikipedia

• Caesar (title) — Caesar (plural Caesars), Latin: Caesar (plural Caesares), is a title of imperial character. It derives from the cognomen of Julius Caesar, the Roman dictator. The change from being a familial name to an imperial title can be loosely dated to 68 / …   Wikipedia

• universal successor — n in the civil law of Louisiana: a successor (as an heir, universal legatee, or legatee under universal title) who succeeds to the rights and obligations of the ancestor in title, continues possession by the ancestor s title, and is responsible… …   Law dictionary