Precessor

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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"

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"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.

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