antecedence Definition

antecedent
noun

1. An event or circumstance which precedes another.

Thesaurus: ancestors, descent, lineage, ancestry, forebears, forefathers, extraction, pedigree, stock, blood, background, progenitors.
2. grammar.
A word or phrase that some other word, usually a relative pronoun, relates to, eg in the man who came to dinner, who is a relative pronoun and its antecedent is the man. See also anaphora
3. logic.
The hypothetical or conditional proposition that a premiss depends on.
4a. Someone's past history;

Form: antecedents (usually)
4b. Someone's ancestry.

Form: antecedents (usually)

adj

1. Going before in time.

Thesaurus: preceding, previous, prior, preliminary.

Derivative: antecedence
noun

Etymology: 14c: from Latin antecedens, -entis going before.