( n. )
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.
( n. )
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012