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
Abdullah II of Jordan King Hussein of Jordan
surface form: Hussein of Jordan
From Russia, with Love Diamonds Are Forever via predicate surface "precededBy"
Murad I Orhan Gazi
surface form: Orhan
Ottoman Parliament imperial council of the Ottoman Empire via predicate surface "precededBy"
Soviet Black Sea Fleet Russian Black Sea Fleet via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Imperial Russian Black Sea Fleet
Portuguese Third Republic Estado Novo (Portugal) via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Estado Novo
Glorious Mysteries Luminous Mysteries via predicate surface "precedes"
King Saul Judges of Israel
Parliament of Ireland Irish councils and assemblies under Anglo-Norman rule
Battle of Leipzig War of the Sixth Coalition via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: German campaign of 1813
Battle of Bad Axe Battle of Wisconsin Heights via predicate surface "precededBy"
First Indochina War Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Japanese occupation of French Indochina
Patuxet pre-contact Wampanoag occupation via predicate surface "precededBy"
Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado Manuel Urrutia Lleó via predicate surface "was preceded by"
Alexander III of Russia Alexander II of Russia
Auswärtiges Amt German Foreign Office via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Foreign Office of the North German Confederation
Auswärtiges Amt Foreign Office of Nazi Germany via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Reich Foreign Office
Saab 9000 Saab 99
surface form: Saab 99 (indirect)
Crossing of the Rhine Allied advance across western Europe in 1944–1945 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Dominion of Australia self-governing colonies of Australia via predicate surface "precededBy"
Oleksiy Honcharuk Volodymyr Groysman via predicate surface "precededBy"
Jens Stoltenberg Anders Fogh Rasmussen via predicate surface "precededBy"
La Noche Triste massacre during the festival of Tóxcatl via predicate surface "precededBy"
Maryland Transit Administration Baltimore Transit Company via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Maryland Transit Administration Mass Transit Administration via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
New York City Council New York City Council via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: New York City Board of Aldermen
Women’s March on Versailles Storming of the Bastille via predicate surface "precededBy"
French Constitution of 1791 Ancien Régime via predicate surface "precededBy"
Argentine War of Independence British invasions of the Río de la Plata via predicate surface "precededBy"
Diet of Worms
surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)
Luther’s posting of the Ninety-five Theses via predicate surface "precededBy"
Diet of Worms
surface form: Diet of Worms (1521)
papal bull Exsurge Domine via predicate surface "precededBy"
The Discovery of India India's independence in 1947 via predicate surface "precedes"
Manchukuo Republic of China via predicate surface "precededBy"
Manchukuo Chinese Northeastern Army via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Fengtian clique
Kingdom of Georgia Abkhazia via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Kingdom of Abkhazia
Kingdom of Georgia Kingdom of Iberia via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Principality of Iberia
Alaska Airlines McGee Airways
St Paul's Cathedral St Paul's Cathedral via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Old St Paul's Cathedral
Battle of Dettingen Battle of Campo Santo via predicate surface "precededBy"
Purple Heart Badge of Military Merit
Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
Operation Little Saturn Operation Uranus via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Anzio Battle of Monte Cassino via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Battle of Monte Cassino (first phase)
Duke of Lancaster John of Gaunt via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Duke of Lancaster (John of Gaunt)
Roman Agora of Delphi Classical Greek agora of Delphi via predicate surface "precededBy"
King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
Henry II of England
Liberation of Paris German occupation of Paris via predicate surface "precededBy"
Harper & Row Harper & Brothers
Harper & Row Row, Peterson and Company
Saab 9-3 Saab 900