# antecessor

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A person or thing that precedes or goes before.
2. A person from whom one is descended.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English antecessour, from Anglo-Norman antecessour, Middle French antecesseur, or their etymon Latin antecessor, a compound of ante + cedo + -tor; thus a doublet of ancestor.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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