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antecessor

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Synonyms: intercessor, antecursor, antecessors

Antonyms: intercessor, antecursor, antecessors

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Noun

  1. A person or thing that [[precede]]s or goes before.<ref>{{w|Ephraim Chambers}}, ''{{w|Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences}},'' London: James and John Knapton, 1728, Volume{{nbsp}}1, p.{{nbsp}}106: “<small>ANTECESSOR</small>, one that goes before, or leads another. {{...}} The Term is particularly used in some Universities for a Professor, who teaches, or lectures the Civil Law.”<sup>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=gri.ark:/13960/t85j10m9v&view=1up&seq=146]</sup></ref>
  2. A person from whom one is descended.<ref>Elisha Coles, ''An English Dictionary,'' London: Peter Parker, 1677: “''Antecessours,'' {{...}} Fore-fathers.”<sup>[http://name.umdl.umich.edu/A33754.0001.001]</sup></ref>

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