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
New Hampshire Colony Province of New Hampshire via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Province of New Hampshire under Massachusetts Bay
City University of New York City College of New York via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: Free Academy of the City of New York
City University of New York City College of New York via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
surface form: Municipal College System of New York City
Q train Brighton Express via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Q train QB service via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Q train QT service via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Easter Monday Tuesday in Easter Week via predicate surface "precedes"
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cincinnati Red Stockings
Super Bowl LV Super Bowl LVI via predicate surface "precedes"
Kings Isaiah via predicate surface "precedesWork" GENERATED
2019 World Series 2018 World Series via predicate surface "precededBy"
Sopwith Camel Sopwith Pup
Book of Genesis None via predicate surface "precededBy"
Legislative Assembly
surface form: Legislative Assembly (British India)
Imperial Legislative Council of India via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Imperial Legislative Council
Königsberg city of Kaliningrad via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Frederick I of Prussia Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
Treaty of Lausanne Treaty of Sèvres
Saab 99 Saab 96
Ram Ram Trucks
surface form: Dodge Truck Division
Battle of Malaya Japanese invasion of Thailand via predicate surface "precededBy"
Walter Mondale Nelson Rockefeller via predicate surface "precededBy"
Reince Priebus Denis McDonough via predicate surface "precededBy"
Kingdom of Ireland Lordship of Ireland via predicate surface "precededBy"
R train BMT 2 (Fourth Avenue Local) via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
R train BMT Division via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
surface form: BMT RR service
Dallas official U.S. Reports numbering via predicate surface "precedes"
Home Army Union of Armed Struggle via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Związek Walki Zbrojnej
Harold Macmillan Anthony Eden via predicate surface "precededBy"
Oriole Park at Camden Yards Memorial Stadium via predicate surface "precededBy"
Gakushuin University Gakushuin Primary School
surface form: Gakushūin (Peers School)
Kakuei Tanaka Eisaku Satō via predicate surface "precededBy"
José Sócrates Pedro Santana Lopes
Ombudsman of Portugal no direct predecessor body with same mandate via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Moctezuma II Ahuitzotl
temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
surface form: Temptation of Jesus in the wilderness
public ministry of Jesus via predicate surface "precedesEvent" GENERATED
Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Ordinary Time in the Roman Rite via predicate surface "precedes" GENERATED
Numbers
surface form: Book of Numbers
Book of Leviticus via predicate surface "precededBy" GENERATED
Greek alphabet Linear B inscriptions
surface form: Linear B script
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Biblia Hebraica
Judges
surface form: Book of Judges
Ruth via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: Book of Ruth
1 Samuel 2 Samuel via predicate surface "precedes"
Treaty of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic armistices and truces in the Eighty Years' War via predicate surface "precededBy"
Austrian Parliament Imperial Council (Reichsrat)
surface form: Imperial Council (Austria)
Byzantine Egypt Ptolemaic–Roman Egypt via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Roman Egypt
GPT-4 GPT-3.5
Prudential Regulation Authority Financial Conduct Authority via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Financial Services Authority
Royal Dragoon Guards 7th Queen’s Own Hussars via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards
Royal Dragoon Guards 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards via predicate surface "precededBy"
Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) Defence Intelligence (United Kingdom) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Defence Intelligence Staff
Kingsmill massacre Reavey and O’Dowd killings via predicate surface "precededBy"