Suc-cĕss’, n.

n. [Lat. successus, Fr. succès, It. successo, Sp. suceso. See SUCCEED.] 1. The act of succeeding, or the state of having succeeded; the favorable or prosperous termination of any thing attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue. “Dreams of success and happy victory.” Shak. Or teach with more success her son The vices of the time to shun. Waller. Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people. Atterbury. 2. Succession. [Obs.] Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned In due success. Spenser.