precessor

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noun

A predecessor; one who came before.

“August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM”

OriginLatin praecessor →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounprecessor (plural precessors)

plural precessors

  1. obsoleteA predecessor; one who came before.

    August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM

Synonyms & antonyms

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predecessor

Origin

  1. Latinpraecessor
  2. Englishprecessor

Latin praecessor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

precessor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precessor

MLA

“precessor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precessor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precessor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precessor.

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