† antecestre Obs. rare—1.
[A variant of ancestre, ancestor n., partially assimilated to antecessor.]
Ancestor, predecessor.
| 1549 Compl. Scotl. xx. 186 The thyng that his antecestres and forbearis hes conqueist be grite laubours. |
† antecestre Obs. rare—1.
[A variant of ancestre, ancestor n., partially assimilated to antecessor.]
Ancestor, predecessor.
| 1549 Compl. Scotl. xx. 186 The thyng that his antecestres and forbearis hes conqueist be grite laubours. |
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