释义 
		[ an-tuh -ses -er ] SHOW IPA 
/ ˌæn təˈsɛs ər / PHONETIC RESPELLING 
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noun a person who goes before; predecessor. 
Origin of antecessor  1375–1425; late Middle English antecessour  (<Middle French ) <Latin antecessor  he who goes before, a predecessor, equivalent to anteced-,  variant stem of antecēdere  (see antecede) + -tor -tor; cf. ancestor
Words nearby antecessor  antecede, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedents, antecessor , antechamber, antechapel, antechoir, ante-Christum, antecourt
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Example sentences from the Web for antecessor The grantee stepped exactly into the place of the antecessor ; he inherited all his rights and all his burthens.
William the Conqueror | Edward Augustus Freeman
He inherited therewith any disputes as to the extent of the lands of the antecessor  or as to the nature of his tenure.
William the Conqueror | Edward Augustus Freeman
We read a good deal of men who were sub-commended to the antecessor  of Robert Malet.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
But the grantee often took possession of the whole of the land held by the antecessor , as if it were all alike his own.
William the Conqueror | Edward Augustus Freeman
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Words related to antecessor forerunner, prototype, ancestor, forebear, precursor, model, mock-up, lineage, derivation, bloodline, founder, forefather, origin, parentage, descent, genealogy, antecedent, extraction, heritage, predecessor