antecessor [
`æntə'sɛsɚ]
n. 先行者, 先驱者
[法] 地产的故主, 祖先, 发起人
Antecessor \An`te*ces"sor\, n. [L., fr. antecedere, antecessum.
See {Antecede}, {Ancestor}.]
1. One who goes before; a predecessor.
The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's
devices. --Sir E.
Sandys.
2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Obs.]