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precessor

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A predecessor; one who came before.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Latin praecessor.