ANTECESSOR


Meaning of ANTECESSOR in English

/an'teuh ses"euhr/ , n.

a person who goes before; predecessor.

[ 1375-1425; late ME antecessour ( antecessor he who goes before, a predecessor, equiv. to anteced-, var. s. of antecedere (see ANTECEDE) + -tor -TOR; cf. ANCESTOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .