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
Dominions of the British Empire Crown colonies with responsible government via predicate surface "precededBy"
Fleet Air Arm Royal Naval Air Service via predicate surface "historicalPrecursor"
Ivan VI of Russia Anna of Russia
Gandhi–Irwin Pact Civil Disobedience Movement via predicate surface "precededBy"
Australian pound Pound sterling via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: British pound sterling
Australian pound various Australian colonial pounds via predicate surface "precededBy"
Pope Paul V Pope Leo XI
East African campaign Second Italo-Ethiopian War via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Marthasville Atlanta via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
surface form: City of Atlanta
Kennedy administration Eisenhower administration via predicate surface "precededBy"
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector self-linksurface differs
surface form: CCITT
Holden Torana Vauxhall
surface form: Vauxhall Viva (as basis for early models)
Scottish Premier League Scottish Premier Division via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Scottish Football League Premier Division
Operation Lüttich Operation Cobra via predicate surface "precededBy"
Palm Sunday Resurrection Sunday via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: Easter Sunday
Palm Sunday Holy Monday via predicate surface "precedes"
Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday via predicate surface "precedes"
Palm Sunday Good Friday via predicate surface "precedes"
Palm Sunday Holy Saturday via predicate surface "precedes"
Super Bowl XXXVII Super Bowl XXXVI via predicate surface "previousEdition"
Army Research Office Army Research Office self-linksurface differs
surface form: Army Research Office, Durham
Battle of Austerlitz Treaty of Pressburg via predicate surface "precedes"
Mexican Alta California Alta California (Spanish colony) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs self-linksurface differs
surface form: Department of Humanitarian Affairs
Flight 4 Flight 3 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Andean Community Andean Community via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Andean Pact
Comiskey Park South Side Park via predicate surface "precededBy"
José María Morelos y Pavón Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
Mathilde of Belgium Queen Paola of Belgium
Louis Bonaparte office created (King of Holland)
Battle of Marengo French crossing of the Great St Bernard Pass via predicate surface "precededBy"
Protectorate of Annam Nguyễn dynasty
surface form: Nguyễn dynasty (independent kingdom)
Protectorate of Annam Protectorate of Annam self-linksurface differs
surface form: Empire of Annam
Amagi-class battlecruiser Kongō-class battlecruiser via predicate surface "precededBy"
Philip II of France Louis VII of France
Pope Urban VIII Pope Gregory XV
European Stability Mechanism European Financial Stability Facility
European Stability Mechanism European Financial Stability Facility
surface form: European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism
Saturn Outlook Saturn Relay
Saab 93 Saab 93 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Saab 92
Ram Trucks Ram Trucks self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dodge Ram
Alfa Romeo Stellantis
surface form: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Alfa Romeo Fiat
surface form: Fiat Group Automobiles
House of Bruce House of Balliol via predicate surface "precededBy"
The Invisible Man The Island of Doctor Moreau via predicate surface "precededBy" GENERATED
Tono-Bungay The War in the Air via predicate surface "precededBy" GENERATED
Normal School of Science Imperial College of Science and Technology via predicate surface "predecessorOf" GENERATED
Romanesque architecture Pre-Romanesque architecture via predicate surface "precededBy" GENERATED
First Crusade People's Crusade via predicate surface "precededBy"
President of the American Psychological Association President-elect of the American Psychological Association via predicate surface "precededBy"