Antecessor
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Antecessor is a noun meaning A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
Meaning
A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
More Meanings
- A person from whom one is descended.
Example Sentences
[…] promises made to Abraham, and to other antecessors of the Iewes,
This, then, is their horrid counsel and device—that each one of their gods should kill his antecessor.
Yet who says, I have faith in the existence of George II., as his present Majesty’s antecessor and grandfather?
[…] some, hath iudged wrongfully As in reproche, of our country Deniyng playne, moste noble Brute Our antecessor our stocke and our frute.
Word Forms
- antecessors
- antecessour
Synonyms for antecessor
Depending on context, synonyms include precursor, predecessor, ancestor.
Antonyms for antecessor
Common opposites include successor, descendant.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include antecessour, precessor, preceder, predecessor, predecessour, antecedence.
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