1.a following of one thing after another in time;
the doctor saw a sequence of patients
2.a group of people or things arranged or following in order;
a succession of stalls offering soft drinks
3.the action of following in order;
he played the trumps in sequence
4.(ecology) the gradual and orderly process of change in an ecosystem brought about by the progressive replacement of one community by another until a stable climax is established
5.acquisition of property by descent or by will