French Conversation · Level 51
75 words
French word
succession
Pronunciation
IPA/syksesjɔ̃/
Meaning
- feminine nouninheritance
Example
Ils ont réglé la succession après le décès du père.
They settled the inheritance after their father's death.
More examples
Il a dû payer de lourds droits de succession.
He had to pay hefty inheritance taxes.
Core concept
The estate left behind entering the heirs' legal hands, with its obligations traveling with it.
Common phrases
régler la succession
settle the estate
ouvrir la succession
open the estate
droits de succession
inheritance tax
Similar words
héritage: The property and belongings passed on by a deceased person.
héritier: Someone with the legal right to receive a deceased person's estate.
testament: A legal document naming beneficiaries and stating how an estate should be distributed.
donation: The voluntary transfer of property as a gift while the giver is alive.
Definition in French
Transfert légal aux héritiers des biens, droits et obligations laissés par une personne décédée.
Word origin
French succession developed from Latin successio, a noun related to succedere, 'to follow after', via Old French.
Usage tips
- Common legal phrases include ouvrir la succession and régler la succession, while the verb pattern is hériter de quelque chose.
Other meanings
- estatenoun
Related words
- successoralinheritance-relatedadjective