Precessor
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A predecessor; one who came before. obsolete
"August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM"
Synonyms
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More examples"August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM"
Etymology
Latin praecessor.