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Webster 1913 Edition

Antecessor

Anˊte-ces′sor

,
Noun.
[L., fr.
antecedere
,
antecessum
. See
Antecede
,
Ancestor
.]
1.
One who goes before; a predecessor.
The successor seldom prosecuting his
antecessor’s
devices.
Sir E. Sandys.
2.
An ancestor; a progenitor.
[Obs.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Antecessor

ANTECES'SOR

,
Noun.
[L. whence ancestor. See Antecede.]
1.
One who goes before; a leader; a principal. It was formerly a title given to those who excelled in any science; to professors of civil law; and in the Universities of France, the teachers of law take the title in their theses.
2.
One that possessed land before the present possessor.

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