The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's
devices. --Sir E.
Sandys.
[1913 Webster]
2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
antecessor — [an′tə ses΄ər] n. [ME antecessour < L antecessor < pp. of antecedere, ANTECEDE] Rare a predecessor … English World dictionary
Antecessor — (lat.), Vorgänger, Amtsvorfahr; zur Zeit des Kaisers Justinian auch Bezeichnung für die Rechtslehrer … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Antecessor — Antecessor, der Vorgänger im Amte; früher so viel als Anwalt … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
antecessor — index forerunner, predecessor, progenitor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ANTECESSOR — Graece Α᾿ντικην´σωρ, Tertulliano Spiritus S. dicitur l. de Virgine vel. Non enim ab se loquitur, sed quia mandatur a Christo. Hic solus Anteceslor, qui solus post Christum. Eidem Antecessores alibi Apostoli dicuntur: voce a Romanis mutuatâ, apud… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
antecessor — |ô| s. m. 1. Aquele que antecede alguém (numa função, num emprego, etc.). 2. Antepassado. • antecessores s. m. pl. 3. Antepassados … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
antecessor — noun Etymology: Middle English antecessour, from Latin antecessor more at ancestor Date: 14th century one that goes before ; predecessor … New Collegiate Dictionary
antecessor — /an teuh ses euhr/, n. a person who goes before; predecessor. [1375 1425; late ME antecessour ( < MF) < L antecessor he who goes before, a predecessor, equiv. to anteced , var. s. of antecedere (see ANTECEDE) + tor TOR; cf. ANCESTOR] * * * … Universalium
antecessor — an•te•ces•sor [[t]ˌæn təˈsɛs ər[/t]] n. a predecessor • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME (< MF) < L antecessor a predecessor =anteced , var. s. of antecēdere (see antecede) + tor tor; cf. ancestor … From formal English to slang
antecessor — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsesə(r), ntēˌ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English antecessour, from Latin antecessor more at ancestor 1. : one that goes before (as in office or the possession of property) : previous incumbent or owner : predeces … Useful english dictionary
