(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:49:08

An`te*ces"sor (#), n. [L., fr. antecedere, antecessum. See Antecede, Ancestor.]

1.

One who goes before; a predecessor.

The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys.

2.

An ancestor; a progenitor.

[Obs.]

 

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