Home › Words › F › forerunnershipforerunnershipforerunnership · noun — the state or condition of a forerunner.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom forerunner + -ship.nounThe state or condition of a forerunner.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.precursorship 75% match — The position or condition of a precursor. vs forerunnership →forerun 75% match — To run in front. vs forerunnership →forerunner 72% match — A runner at the front or ahead. vs forerunnership →foreganger 69% match — One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor. vs forerunnership →foreleader 63% match — Someone who leads by example; a guide. vs forerunnership →aforeness 63% match — The state or quality of being before or afore. vs forerunnership →progenitorship 62% match — The state of being a progenitor. vs forerunnership →forerank 62% match — The first rank; the front row. vs forerunnership →