Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
precursory
predacious
predate
predation
predator
predatory
predatory pricing
predecease
predecessor
predelinquent
predella
predestinarian
predestinate
predestination
predestine
predetermine
predeterminer
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "predeces..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

predecessor

pred·e·ces·sor [ préddə sèssər, prdə sèssər ] (plural pred·e·ces·sors)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. previous holder of job: somebody who held a position or job before somebody else

2. something replaced by something else: a thing previously in use or existence that has been replaced or succeeded by another

3.  ( archaic )
Same as  ancestor


[14th century. Via French< late Latin praedecessor "somebody who has departed before" < Latin decedere "depart"]
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
Shopping
© 2009 Microsoft