Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A predecessor.
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Examples
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Though Johnson fell immeasurably below his pre decessor in talent, he manifestly excelled him in scholarship.
A Book of Scoundrels 1896
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Na {m} Thomas Langton Vyntoniensis episcopus, decessor huius qui nunc [1517 A.D.] uiuit, cui eram a manu minister, quum notasset me longex supra ætatem (ut ipse nimis fortasse amans mei iudicabat, & dictitabat) in musicis proficere,
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
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He issued a stern "no comment" when pressed on whether his pre-decessor, Raymond Hack, was to blame for the latest bungle which has angered Bafana coach Parreira.
IOL: News 2010
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He issued a stern "no comment" when pressed on whether his pre-decessor, Raymond Hack, was to blame for the latest bungle which has angered Bafana coach Parreira.
IOL: News 2010
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He issued a stern "no comment" when pressed on whether his pre-decessor, Raymond Hack, was to blame for the latest bungle which has angered Bafana coach Parreira.
IOL: News 2010
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He issued a stern "no comment" when pressed on whether his pre-decessor, Raymond Hack, was to blame for the latest bungle which has angered Bafana coach Parreira.
IOL: News 2010
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· TPSQLMacroQuery is the decessor of TPSQLQuery component and supports all of its properties, methods, events, and functionalities.
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Janp, the wife of John Grey, of Envil, in Staffordshire, pre - decessor to the Earl of Stamford; Elizabeth, married to Richard Chamberlain, of Ashley, in Warwickshire; Frances; and Mary.
Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812
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