Bible Dictionaries
Preceding

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Precede

(2):

(a.) In the direction toward which stars appear to move. See Following, 2.

(3):

(a.) Going before; - opposed to following.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preceding'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preceding.html. 1828.