In an anterior direction.
1. In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.
2. By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime.
ETYM Latin antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of antecedere: cf. French antécédent.
Preceding in time or order; SYN. preceding.
Before in time; prior; Music, subject of fugue stated in first part; Grammar, previous word, especially one to which pronoun, etc., refers; pl. personal history; ancestry.