Both Uses of
successor
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- Can I separate my father's twin-brother, joint inheritor, and next successor, from himself?†
Chpt 2.9successor = replacement
- "Nephew, I believe—but in any case degenerate successor—of the polished Marquis who was murdered," said one.†
Chpt 2.24 *
Definition:
replacement -- typically a person who takes the job of another person, but it can also be a thing that replaces something else