Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Success

Success , noun

[Latin successus: compare French succès. See Succeed.]

1.
Act of succeeding; succession. [Obsolete]
Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned By due success. — Spenser
2.
That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or bad; the outcome of effort.
Men... that are like to do that, that is committed to them, and to report back again faithfully the success. — Bacon
Perplexed and troubled at his bad success The tempter stood. — Milton
3.
The favorable or prosperous termination of anything attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous issue.
Dream of success and happy victory! — Shakespeare
Or teach with more success her son The vices of the time to shun. — Waller
Military successes, above all others, elevate the minds of a people. — Atterbury
4.
That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable results, as a play or a player. [Colloquial]