English Dictionary: [antecessor] | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Antecessor \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.] |