antecessor
an·te·ces·sor
(ăn′tĭ-sĕs′ər)n.
One who precedes; a predecessor.
[Middle English antecessour, forebear, from Latin antecessor, forerunner, predecessor in office, from antecessus, past participle of antecēdere, to go before; see antecede.]
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antecessor
(ˈæntɪˌsɛsə)n
a predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before
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an•te•ces•sor
(ˌæn təˈsɛs ər)n.
a predecessor.
[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin antecessor a predecessor =anteced-, variant s. of antecēdere (see antecede) + -tor -tor; compare ancestor]
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