predecessor

P97
predicate

Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

All labels observed (178)

Label Occurrences
precededBy 26,466
predecessor canonical 17,745
precedes 4,195

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: predecessor
Generated description
Indicates that one entity comes before another in an ordered sequence or succession.

Sample triples (57,937)

Subject Object
Polish Underground State Union of Armed Struggle via predicate surface "precededBy"
London Stock Exchange Jonathan’s Coffee House share trading
Broadway Boogie Woogie Composition with Red, Blue and Yellow via predicate surface "precededBy"
Tesla Model S Tesla Roadster
surface form: Tesla Roadster (as Tesla’s first mass-market car)
James Callaghan Harold Wilson via predicate surface "precededBy"
Labour Party (UK) Labour Representation Committee
Sapphire Jubilee 2017 Platinum Jubilee 2022 via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II
Natal Colony Natalia Republic via predicate surface "precededBy"
Enabling Act of 1933 Reichstag Fire Decree via predicate surface "precededBy"
Evangelical Church in Germany Evangelical Church in Germany via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: German Evangelical Church
Judiciary Act of 1891 Judiciary Act of 1789 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Spanish Navy Spanish Navy via predicate surface "hasPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castilian Navy
Spanish Navy Spanish Navy via predicate surface "hasPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Aragonese Navy
UNESCO Global Geoparks UNESCO Global Geoparks via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Global Geoparks Network
Global Atmosphere Watch Global Atmosphere Watch via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Background Air Pollution Monitoring Network
Expanded Programme of Technical Assistance United Nations Development Programme via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
New Year’s Day January 2 via predicate surface "precedes"
Jewish feast of Shavuot
surface form: Shavuot
Counting of the Omer via predicate surface "countingPrecededBy"
Battle of the Milvian Bridge Siege of Segusio via predicate surface "precededBy"
D Reactor B Reactor via predicate surface "precededBy"
STARTTLS TLS handshake via predicate surface "precedes"
SSL 2.0 SSL 3.0 via predicate surface "precedes"
SSL 2.0 TLS 1.0 via predicate surface "precedes"
Stalin era New Economic Policy via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: New Economic Policy era
1977 Constitution of the Soviet Union 1936 Constitution of the Soviet Union via predicate surface "predecessorDocument"
1989 Soviet legislative election 1989 Soviet legislative election via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1984 Soviet legislative election
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities before and after the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
National Defense Strategy of the United States Defense Planning Guidance
Middle Irish Early Modern Irish via predicate surface "precedes"
Modern Irish Middle Irish via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Modern Irish Old Irish via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Pope Paul III Pope Clement VII
1968 Indiana Democratic presidential primary 1964 Indiana Democratic presidential primary via predicate surface "precededBy"
Berbers Arabization of North Africa via predicate surface "predates"
Berbers Islamization of North Africa via predicate surface "predates"
Umayyad Caliphate Rashidun Caliphate via predicate surface "precededBy"
Hundred Days Napoleon's exile on Elba via predicate surface "precededBy"
Seal of the French Republic Seal of the French Republic via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Great Seal of France
Seal of the French Republic royal great seal of the Kingdom of France via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor"
“Diamonds”
surface form: Diamonds
Rubies via predicate surface "precededBy"
“Diamonds”
surface form: Diamonds
Emeralds via predicate surface "precededBy"
EAC
surface form: East African Community
East African Community via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: East African Cooperation
1989 World Series 1988 World Series via predicate surface "precededBy"
Mexican Constitution of 1824 Constitution of Apatzingán via predicate surface "precededBy"
Mexican Constitution of 1824 Plan of Iguala via predicate surface "precededBy"
Mexican Constitution of 1824 Treaties of Córdoba via predicate surface "precededBy"
Siete Leyes (1836 Mexican constitutional laws)
surface form: Siete Leyes
Leyes Constitucionales de 1836 via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Constitution of 1824
Network Rail Railtrack
1998 Commonwealth Games 1994 Commonwealth Games via predicate surface "precededBy"
Ministry of Justice Ministry of Justice via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Department for Constitutional Affairs