1. One who goes before; a predecessor. The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's devices. Sir E. Sandys.
2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Obs.]
ANTECHAMBER
An"te*cham`ber, n. Etym: [Cf. F. antichambre.]
1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an outer chamber. See Lobby.
2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an interior part. The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal. Todd & Bowman.
ANTECHAPEL
An"te*chap`el, n.
Defn: The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other chapel.
Shipley.
ANTECHOIR An"te*choir`, n. (Arch.) (a) A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the choir, for the clergy and choristers. (b) Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches, that division of it which is the farther from the sanctuary.
ANTECIANS
An*te"cians, n. pl.
Defn: See Ant.