an·te·ces·sor 
(ăn′tĭ-sĕsər)
(ăn′tĭ-sĕsər)n.
One who precedes; a predecessor.
[Middle English antecessour, forebear, from Latin antecessor, forerunner, predecessor in office, from antecessus, past participle of antecēdere, to go before; see ANTECEDE.]
- present-day
- Present-day English
- presentee
- presenteeism
- presenter
- presentient
- presentiment
- presentimental
- presently
- presentment
- presentness
- present participle
- present perfect
- present tense
- preservability
- preservable
- preservation
- preservationism
- preservationist
- preservative
- preserve
- preserver
- preset
- presettable
- preshrunk