noun
antecessor
Antecessor (noun) means a person or thing that comes before another.
noun
1
A person or thing that comes before another.
2
A person from whose line someone else is descended.
"At his mother’s knee he had heard of the exploits of her family, which boasted among its antecessors a surgeon on Nelson’s ship at Trafalgar."
— Lynne Bowen (1992)
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English antecessour, from Anglo-Norman antecessour, Middle French antecesseur, or their etymon Latin antecessor, a compound of ante + cedo + -tor; thus a doublet of ancestor.
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What is the meaning of antecessor?
"antecessor" (noun) means a person or thing that comes before another.
What is another word for antecessor?
Other words for "antecessor" include predecessor, precursor, ancestor.
What is the opposite of antecessor?
Opposites of "antecessor" include successor, descendant.
What are the different meanings of antecessor?
"antecessor" has 2 main meanings: 1. A person or thing that comes before another; 2. A person from whose line someone else is descended.
