Ruler balanced succession, we hear (7)
I believe the answer is:
pharaoh
'ruler' is the definition.
(Pharaoh is an example)
I don't understand the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pharaoh that I've seen before include "A Rameses maybe" , "Title of ancient Egyptian kings" , "Old ruler" , "Old Egyptian king" , "Ancient king of Egypt" .)