Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succeeded}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Succeeding}.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under +
   cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F.
   succ['e]der. See {Cede}, and cf. {Success}.]
   1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the
      place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on
      the throne; autumn succeeds summer.

            As he saw him nigh succeed.           --Spenser.

   2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.

   3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to
      follow; to pursue.

            Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. --Sir
                                                  T. Browne.

   4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]

            Succeed my wish and second my design. --Dryden.

Succeeding \Suc*ceed"ing\, n.
   The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which
   succeeds, or follows after; consequence. --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

succeeding
     adj 1: coming after or following [syn: {succeeding(a)}] [ant: {preceding(a)}]
     2: (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next
        president" [syn: {future(a)}, {next}, {succeeding(a)}]