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predecessor

pre·de·ces·sor

UK/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsə(ɹ)/ US/ˈpɹiːdɪsɛsɚ/ uncommon

noun

1.

one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

Origin

From Middle English predecessour, from Old French predecesseor (“forebear”), from Late Latin praedēcessor, from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + Latin dēcessor (“retiring officer”), from Latin dēcēdō (“to retire, to die”) (English decease).

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