- Antecedent - Prior, former - Going before in time; being or happening before something
else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a previous illness.
- Antecedent - At the front - Before in time; antecedent. - Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior
part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.
- Antecedent - Case in point - Past instance as example - Previous example - Previous instance - Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as,
precedent services. - Something done or said that may serve as an example to
authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an authoritative example.