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Predecessor

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.

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