precessor

Etymology

Latin praecessor.

precessor means A predecessor; one who came before. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

A predecessor; one who came before.“August 30 1651, Bishop Joseph Hall, letter to Thomas Fuller Your much devoted friend, precessor, and fellow-labourer, JOS. HALL, B. N. HIGHAM”