predecessor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-predecessor.wav /ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ/ /ˈpɹɛd.ə.sɛs.ɚ/ /ˈpɹi.də.sɛs.ɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-predecessor.wav

Word forms

predecessor predecessors prædecessor predecessour

Etymology

From Middle English predecessour, from Old French predecesseor (“forebear”), from Late Latin praedēcessor, from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + Latin dēcessor (“retiring officer”), from Latin dēcēdō (“to retire, to die”) (English decease).

Synonyms

forerunner foreganger ancestor antecessor precursor ancient elder precessor predecessor

Antonyms

successor

Related words

decease deceased predecessive successive successor

Derived words

predecessoress predecessorial predecessorship predecessory

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