n. [ L. praedecessor; prae before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his successor), a predecessor, fr. decedere: cf. F. prédécesseur. See Decease. ] One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position. [ 1913 Webster ]
A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had been over the interests of the state. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ]
[Nǚ zhēn, ㄋㄩˇ ㄓㄣ, 女真] Nüzhen or Jurchen, a Tungus nationality, predecessor of the Manchu nationality who founded the later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 and Qing dynasty #24,298[Add to Longdo]
[qián wú gǔ rén hòu wú lái zhě, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ ㄨˊ ㄌㄞˊ ㄓㄜˇ, 前无古人后无来者 / 前無古人後無來者] to surpass all others of its kind before and since; to have neither predecessors nor successors [Add to Longdo]
[qián chē zhī fù, hòu chē zhī jiàn, ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄈㄨˋ, ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 前车之覆，后车之鉴 / 前車之覆，後車之鑒] lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (成语 saw); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one’s predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy [Add to Longdo]
[hòu chē zhī jiàn, ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, 后车之鉴 / 後車之鑒] lit. warning to the following cart (成语 saw); don't follow the track of an overturned cart; fig. draw lesson from the failure of one’s predecessor; learn from past mistake; once bitten twice shy [Add to Longdo]
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