antecessor
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an·te·ces·sor
(ăn'tĭ-sĕs'ər) 
n.
One who precedes; a predecessor.
n.
One who precedes; a predecessor.
[Middle English antecessour, forebear, from Latin antecessor, forerunner, predecessor in office, from antecessus, past participle of antecēdere, to go before. See antecede.]
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