predecease

[pree-di-sees]

verb (used with object), pre·de·ceased, pre·de·ceas·ing.

to die before (another person, the occurrence of an event, etc.).

Origin of predecease

First recorded in 1585–95; pre- + decease

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Contemporary Examples of predeceased

The six children of the Reverend Patrick Brontë, all of whom predeceased him, two of them writers of genius.
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Robert Gottlieb
November 27, 2012

Historical Examples of predeceased

She bore him three sons and three daughters, and predeceased him.
A History of Horncastle
James Conway Walter
He had two sons of great promise, both of whom predeceased him.
A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature
John W. Cousin
The elder son, Thomas, predeceased him, leaving three daughters.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3
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He had three sons; two predeceased him, one at the age of fifteen years, the other at fifteen months.
Henry VIII.
A. F. Pollard
His three sons all predeceased him, and he was succeeded in the title by his grandson, Francis.
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British Dictionary definitions for predeceased

predecease

verb

to die before (some other person)

noun

rare earlier death

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Word Origin and History for predeceased

predecease

"to die before," 1590s, from pre- + decease (v.). Related: Predeceased; predeceasing.