Suc-çĕs'sive, a.

adjective

[Lat. successivus, It. successivo, Sp. sucesivo, Fr. successif. See SUCCEED.] 1. Following in order or uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; as, the successive revolutions of years or ages; the successive kings of Egypt. Send the successive ills through ages down. Prior. 2. Inherited by succession; as, a successive title; a successive empire. [Obs.] Shak. Raleigh.