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predecessor(dictionary)
PREDECESSOR(law)

predecessor (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: French; Origin: predecesseur, from Late Latin, from Latin decedere 'to go away, leave your job']
someone who had your job before you started doing it
-opposite successor successor
::Kennedy's predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.
a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development
-opposite successor successor
::The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its predecessor.