successorship

Etymology

From successor + -ship.

successorship means the state, condition, or status of being a successor. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The state, condition, or status of being a successor.“The union may have won a successorship clause in its agreement. Such a clause states that the employer will not sell the plant unless the buyer agrees to honor the agreement. If this is the case, the union has some real leverage.”