antecessor
UK/,ænti'sesə/US/,ænti'sesә/
C2
Definitions
n.
A person who precedes another; a predecessor or ancestor (archaic/technical)
前任；先驱；祖先（古旧或专业用法）
Root Breakdown
Native Englishante- (before) + cess (go) + -or (one who) = "the one who went before." This is the Latin source behind ancestor (ante- + cess- worn down through Old French). Today antecessor is archaic; ancestor is the living word.
Root ced still carries 90 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
In old chronicles, a lord's antecessor held the same lands.