Legatee vs Successor - What's the difference?
legatee | successor | Related terms |
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
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The next heir in order or succession.
A person who inherits a title or office.
(arithmetic, set theory) The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
As nouns the difference between legatee and successor
is that legatee is one who receives a legacy while successor is a person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.successor
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(wikipedia successor)Alternative forms
* successour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- George W. Bush was successor to Bill Clinton as President of the US.
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