Definition of predecease in English:
predecease
verb ˌpriːdɪˈsiːsˌpridəˈsis
[with object]formal Die before (another person, typically a relative)
his second wife predeceased him
Example sentencesExamples
- The two men ended up in a bitter dispute, and Henry the Young King predeceased his father.
- Few people apart from experts in the field have any inkling that Nietzsche predeceased his sister by some 35 years.
- They had a family of five daughters and one son John, the latter who sadly predeceased his father.
- Dad was predeceased by his beloved wife Tena, six brothers and four sisters.
- In 1376 he predeceased his father, leaving his young son Richard as heir to the throne.
noun ˌpriːdɪˈsiːs
formal A death preceding that of another person.
Example sentencesExamples
- It reads, ‘Private: for the hands of G.J. Utterson ALONE, and in case of his predecease to be destroyed unread.’