predecessor

P97
predicate

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

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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
Dutch colonial empire Portuguese Empire via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Portuguese Empire in some regions
Battle of the Downs earlier Dutch–Spanish naval engagements in the Eighty Years' War via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Hendrik Verwoerd J. G. Strijdom via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Hesse Grand Duchy of Hesse via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor" ⓘ
Hesse Grand Duchy of Hesse via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor" ⓘ
surface form: People's State of Hesse
Federation Council of Russia Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Soviet of Nationalities of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
Federation Council of Russia Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Soviet of the Republic of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk Russian Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: October Revolution
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk armistice between Russia and Central Powers via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Treaty of Lunéville German mediatization via predicate surface "predecessorOf" ⓘ
Treaty of Lunéville Reichsdeputationshauptschluss via predicate surface "predecessorOf" ⓘ
Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth HMS Britannia via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Alexis of Russia Mikhail I of Russia ⓘ
surface form: Michael of Russia
Hadrian Trajan ⓘ
U.S. Central Command Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force ⓘ
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pontifical Council for the Laity
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Pontifical Council for the Family
Pope Pius IV Pope Paul IV ⓘ
Alexander I of Scotland Edgar, King of Scotland ⓘ
surface form: Edgar of Scotland
Kediri Kingdom Kahuripan ⓘ
United States Court of International Trade United States Customs Court ⓘ
United States Court of International Trade Board of General Appraisers ⓘ
Cranch Reports Dallas Reports via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Bayerische Flugzeugwerke Bayerische Flugzeugwerke via predicate surface "predecessorOf" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Messerschmitt AG
Obrona Helu German consolidation of control over Polish Baltic coast via predicate surface "before" ⓘ
1976 Summer Olympics 1972 Summer Olympics via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Constitutional Court of Peru Constitutional Court of Peru self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Tribunal of Constitutional Guarantees of Peru
Central Reserve Bank of Peru Central Reserve Bank of Peru self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Reserve Bank of Peru
NYSE American New York Curb Exchange via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor" ⓘ
Congress of the Republic of Peru Bicameral Congress of Peru via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Senate of Peru
Congress of the Republic of Peru Bicameral Congress of Peru via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Chamber of Deputies of Peru
Commissioner’s Trophy no official World Series trophy ⓘ
Watch the Throne My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart Doesn’t Mean Anything via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Doesn't Mean Anything
News Corporation News Limited ⓘ
Treaty of Riga Poland–Soviet Union non-aggression pact via predicate surface "precedes" ⓘ
1st Ukrainian Front Soviet Voronezh Front via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Voronezh Front
Grand Duke
surface form: Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg ⓘ
European Space Agency European Space Research Organisation ⓘ
European Space Agency European Launcher Development Organisation ⓘ
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Space Development Agency of Japan
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: National Aerospace Laboratory of Japan
Anthony Eden Winston Churchill via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Battle of Rossbach French advance into Saxony via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
William Stoughton Governor William Phips via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: William Phips
Kingdom of Sicily County of Sicily via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Kingdom of Sicily Duchy of Apulia and Calabria via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
Battle of Gazala Battle of Gazala via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Ain el-Gazala (preliminary actions)
Operation Ten-Go Battle of the Philippine Sea via predicate surface "precededBy" ⓘ
surface form: Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf naval battles