[-ING2.] That succeeds.
1. Following in a line of rulers or heirs, in the course of time or events, in the process of development, etc.; coming after or later; subsequent.
1561. T. Norton, Calvin’s Inst., I. 13. The orderly succeding course of daies and nightes.
1593. Shaks., Rich. II., I. iii. 20. My King, and his succeeding issue. Ibid. (1594), Rich. III., III. i. 71. He did … begin that place, Which since, succeeding Ages haue re-edify’d.
1600. W. Watson, Decacordon 264. The succeeding occasions of erronious conceipts, hath been our owne faultes.
1624. Quarles, Job Militant, Med. iii. 24. Hath Heauen … Nipt thy succeeding Blossoms?
a. 1700. Evelyn, Diary, 17 Jan. 1653. This was the beginning of all the succeeding gardens, walks,… and plantations there.
1767. A. Young, Farmer’s Lett. to People, 212. So much succeeding bad weather came, that the crops were, damaged.
1769. E. Bancroft, Guiana, 27. The pistil … contains the embryo of the succeeding berry.
1781. Cowper, Expost., 308. Successive loads succeeding broils impose.
1807. T. Thomson, Chem. (ed. 3), II. 468. These compounds shall be the subject of the five succeeding Chapters.
1854. Poultry Chron., I. 524. At each succeeding show, there is manifest improvement in these birds.
1884. Athenæum, 19 Jan., 88/2. This index has served as a model to many succeeding librarians.
1906. Lit. World, 15 Nov., 518/2. Each succeeding page is the prelude to new adventures.
† b. Coming, to come, future. Obs.
1676. Marvell, Mr. Smirke, Wks. (Grosart), IV. 5. They are the succeeding hope of our church, the youth of our clergy.
1676. Hall, Contempl., II. (1677), 177. These I shall carry with me into the succeeding World.
1763. Churchill, Confer., Poems 281. May to succeeding times … my crimes Stand blazing forth.
† 2. Astrol. = SUCCEDENT A. 2. Obs.
1594. Blundevil, Exerc., IV. xxxvi. (1636), 493. Those that do follow next any of these principall Angles, are called succeeding houses.
1653. R. Sanders, Physiogn., 220. Of these houses, some are Cardinal, some are succeeding, some cadent.
3. Following in immediate succession; immediately following; next following.
[c. 1586. C’tess Pembroke, Ps. XLIX. v. Loe, the first succeeding light perceaves The just installed in the great mans steed.
1685. H. More, Paralip. Prophet., ix. 62. To place the Epocha of Herod’s Reign in his immediate succeeding Hyrcanus.
1905. Act 5 Edw. VII., c. 6 § 2. At any period not later than the next succeeding quarter to that in which the money was borrowed.]
1639. in Shropsh. Par. Doc. (1903), 30. The said parishioners may yearely and without molestac’on of him or the succeedinge incumbent freely enjoy the liberty thereof.
1748. Anson’s Voy., II. viii. 220. The succeeding four months in which we continued at sea.
a. 1771. Gray, Dante, 58. All that whole Day, or the succeeding Night.
1911. Act 1 & 2 Geo. V., c. 16 § 2. The income which that person may reasonably expect to receive during the succeeding year in cash.
b. Coming next in order.
1838. Bell, Dict. Law Scot., 953. First, descendants; failing them, collaterals; and, last of all, ascendants succeeding.
† 4. Following one after another; successive; consecutive. Obs.
1602. Churchyard & Robinson (title), A True Discovrse Historicall of the svcceeding Governors in the Netherlands.
1670. Pettus, Fodinæ Reg., 12. Most of which Laws are agreeable to the Grants and Powers of our succeeding Kings.
1697. Dryden, Virg. Georg., I. 99. That while the Turf lies open … Succeeding Suns may bake the Mellow Ground.
c. 1718. Prior, Knowledge, 271, Poems (1905), 271. See daily Show’rs … bless the flow’ry Buds succeeding Birth.
1763. Churchill, Apol., Poems (1767), I. 72. Waller, whose praise succeeding bards rehearse.
† 5. a. With prefixed adv.: Having a (happy or unhappy) issue. Obs.
1561. Norton & Sackv., Gorboduc, I. ii. 31. As the blame of yll succedyng thinges Shall light on you.
a. 1586. Sidney, Ps. I. ii. All the things whereto that man doth bend Shall prosper still with well succeeding end.
† b. Successful. Obs.
1595–9. Daniel, Civ. Wars, V. lxxvii. Frends, opinion, & succeeding chaunce, which wrought the weak to yeld.
1654. Fuller, Two Serm., 25. God … sometimes is delighted to offer to himselfe the fattest Malefactors, fed in the state of succeeding wickednesse.
Hence † Succeedingly adv., successively, consecutively.
1600. W. Watson, Decacordon (1602), 291. Iustinus Martyr, Athenagoras, and Tertullian, succeedingly did write diuers discourses.
1624. Capt. J. Smith, Virginia, VI. 205. To continue the History succeedingly as neere with the day and yeere as may bee.
