Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
An`te*ced"ent, n. [Cf. F. antécédent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South.
The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents.
Max Miller.
Syn. -- Prior; previous; foregoing.
An`te*ced"ent, n. [Cf. F. antécédent.] 1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes. South.
The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents.
Max Miller.