antecessor

an·te·ces·sor

A0327450 (ăn′tĭ-sĕs′ər)n. One who precedes; a predecessor.
[Middle English antecessour, forebear, from Latin antecessor, forerunner, predecessor in office, from antecessus, past participle of antecēdere, to go before; see antecede.]

antecessor

(ˈæntɪˌsɛsə) na predecessor; someone who goes or has gone before

an•te•ces•sor

(ˌæn təˈsɛs ər)

n. a predecessor. [1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin antecessor a predecessor =anteced-, variant s. of antecēdere (see antecede) + -tor -tor; compare ancestor]