What does antecede mean?
The definition of antecede
An`te*cede”, v. t. & i.
Etym: [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go. See Cede.]
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.
An English Dictionary
To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M. Hale.