precedern.
/prᵻˈsiːdə/, /ˌpriːˈsiːdə/, U.S. /priˈsidər/, /prəˈsidər/ rare.
A person who or thing which precedes someone or something. (In quot. 1611: a person who provides an example or precedent.)
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > a pattern or model of conduct > a precedent > furnishing of > one who
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1611 J. Speed Hist. Great Brit. vi. xl. 250/2 So desirous to be a Preceder of moderation, & singularity vnto others, as that he would not permit his Empresse to weare any Iewels of high price.
1745 W. Havard Regulus ii. vii. 29 These Ensigns of the Dignity he wore, These sure Preceders of the Consul's Steps.
1901 Times 15 Apr. 7/2 The ‘co-walker’, or preceder of a person who arrives before him..deserves Mr. Rhys's attention.
1991 Jrnl. Econ. Hist. 51 594 In 1860 men in Appanoose County, Iowa, who had been present in 1850 were 46 percent wealthier than those who arrived after 1850.., less than half the wealth advantage of preceders in Chicago.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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