ANTECESSOR

ANTECES'SOR, noun [Latin 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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antecessor. antecessor, an auncestour, or predecessour that goeth or liueth in the age or place before vs.

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An′te‐ces″sor (�), n. [[L., fr. antecedere, antecessum. See Antecede, Ancestor.]] 1. 1. One who goes before; a predecessor.
The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys. 2. 2. An ancestor; a progenitor.