antecessor

 [an-tuh-ses-er]  

an·te·ces·sor

   [an-tuh-ses-er]
noun
a person who goes before; predecessor.
Origin:
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; compare ancestor
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