antecessor

[ an-tuh-ses-er ]

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noun

a person who goes before; predecessor.

Origin of antecessor

1375–1425; late Middle English antecessour (<Middle French ) <Latin antecessor he who goes before, a predecessor, equivalent to anteced-, variant stem of antecēdere (see antecede) + -tor-tor; cf. ancestor

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How to use antecessor in a sentence

No one of these five sokemen belonged to his antecessor Wigot; every one of them might sell his land.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
We read a good deal of men who were sub-commended to the antecessor of Robert Malet.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
But we may especially note the epithet by which the witches are said to have first appealed to the Devil—antecessor.
Demonology and Devil-lore | Moncure Daniel Conway
The grantee stepped exactly into the place of the antecessor; he inherited all his rights and all his burthens.
William the Conqueror | Edward Augustus Freeman
He inherited therewith any disputes as to the extent of the lands of the antecessor or as to the nature of his tenure.
William the Conqueror | Edward Augustus Freeman

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