antecessor

[ an-tuh-ses-er ]

noun

1. a person who goes before; predecessor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antecessor¹

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

Example Sentences

No one of these five sokemen belonged to his antecessor Wigot; every one of them might sell his land.

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We read a good deal of men who were sub-commended to the antecessor of Robert Malet.

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But we may especially note the epithet by which the witches are said to have first appealed to the Devil—Antecessor.

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The grantee stepped exactly into the place of the antecessor; he inherited all his rights and all his burthens.

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He inherited therewith any disputes as to the extent of the lands of the antecessor or as to the nature of his tenure.

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Related Words

• ancestor
• antecedent
• descent
• extraction
• forebear
• genealogy
• heritage
• lineage
• origin
• parentage