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antecessor

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an⋅te⋅ces⋅sor

  [an-tuh-ses-er]
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–noun
a person who goes before; predecessor.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME antecessour (< MF) < L antecessor he who goes before, a predecessor, equiv. to anteced-, var. s. of antecēdere (see antecede ) + -tor -tor; cf. ancestor
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an·te·ces·sor   (ān'tĭ-sěs'ər)   
n.  One who precedes; a predecessor.

[Middle English antecessour, forebear, from Latin antecessor, forerunner, predecessor in office, from antecessus, past participle of antecēdere, to go before; see antecede.]
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