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preˈcursorship
[f. prec. + -ship.]
1. The office or function of a precursor.
a1603T. Cartwright Confut. Rhem. N.T. (1618) 152 The Eremitship of Elias and Iohn Baptist, and likewise of the Precurs[or]ship of Elias. 1892G. Saintsbury Misc. Ess. Pref. 9 Without the faintest intention of giving any fatuous hint of prophecy or precursorship.
2. Antecedence; prior occurrence.
1856Ruskin Mod. Paint. III. iv. xvii. §21 It depends for its force on the existence of ruins and traditions,..and the precursorship of eventful history. 1867C. J. Smith Syn. & Antonyms s.v. Antecedence, Syn... Priority, Precursorship. |