praecessor

ōris, m.

praecedo

I. A predecessor (eccl. Lat.): alicujus, Tert. adv. Prax. 1; Hier. in Ruf. 3, n. 20.—
II. A superior in rank, Vulg. Luc. 22, 26.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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