Bible Dictionaries
Precede
King James Dictionary
PRECE'DE, L. proecedo proe, before, and cedo, to more.
1. To go before in the order of time. The corruption of morals precedes the ruin of a state.
2. To go before in rank or importance.
3. To cause something to be before to make to take place in prior time.
It is usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration. Unusual.
Copyright Statement
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Precede'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/p/precede.html.