A formula used to estimate underlying probabilities when there are few observations, or for events that have not been observed to occur at all in (finite) sample data.

(Christianity) The unbroken chain of consecrations by laying on of hands from the Apostles of Jesus Christ to the bishops, and from to bishop to bishop through the ages.

a tax imposed on every succession to property, according to its value and the relation of the person who succeeds to the previous owner.

A great or overwhelming success.

present participle of turn in succession

simple past tense and past participle of turn in succession

(nautical, military, of ships in a line of battle) To change course one at a time in sequence, with all ships following the track of the leading ship as if on rails and turning at the same location, so as to preserve the layout of the battleline throughout the turn.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn in succession

plural of success metric

plural of order of succession