- praecessor
- praecessor, ōris, m. [praecedo].I.A predecessor (eccl. Lat.):II.
alicujus,
Tert. adv. Prax. 1; Hier. in Ruf. 3, n. 20.—A superior in rank, Vulg. Luc. 22, 26.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.