antecessor

[ an-tuh-ses-er ]

/ ˌæn təˈsɛs ər /

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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

Words nearby antecessor

antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents, antecessor, antechamber, antechapel, antechoir, antecourt, antecubital

Example sentences from the Web for antecessor

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
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 the grantee often took possession of the whole of the land held by the antecessor, as if it were all alike his own.

William the Conqueror |Edward Augustus Freeman

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

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antecessor

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