All 3 Uses of
successor
in
Dune
- One of the slave-concubines permitted my father under the Bene Gesserit-Guild agreement could not, of course, bear a Royal Successor, but the intrigues were constant and oppressive in their similarity.†
Book 2
- The Emperor wishes me to report on whether you've chosen a worthy successor.†
Book 2 *
- Does he have an alternative successor?†
Book 3
Definition:
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(successor) replacement -- typically a person who takes the job of another person, but it can also be a thing that replaces something else