Defn: Being before, or in front. [R.] J. Fleming.
ANT-EATER
Ant"-eat`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed upon ants. See Ant-bear, Pangolin, Aard-vark, and Echidna.
ANTECEDANEOUS
An`te*ce*da"ne*ous, a. Etym: [See Antecede.]
Defn: Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of antecedaneous proof." Barrow.
ANTECEDE
An`te*cede", v. t. & i. Etym: [L. antecedere; ante + cedere to go.
See Cede.]
Defn: To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. Sir M.
Hale.
ANTECEDENCE
An`te*ced"ence, n.
1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.
2. (Astron.)