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
Unternehmen Barbarossa Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact via predicate surface "precededBy"
Diplomatic Service Diplomatic Service self-linksurface differs
surface form: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Diplomatic Service
Battle of Dunbar (1650) English invasion of Scotland in 1650 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Nashville Skyline John Wesley Harding
Diocese of Chichester Diocese of Chichester self-linksurface differs
surface form: Diocese of Selsey
Bayezid I Murad I
Swiss Federal Railways Schweizerische Centralbahn via predicate surface "precededBy"
Swiss Federal Railways Schweizerische Nordostbahn via predicate surface "precededBy"
Swiss Federal Railways Schweizerische Nordwestbahn via predicate surface "precededBy"
Swiss Federal Railways Jura-Simplon-Bahn via predicate surface "precededBy"
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty self-linksurface differs
surface form: Radio Free Europe
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty self-linksurface differs
surface form: Radio Liberty
My Country, 'Tis of Thee My Country, 'Tis of Thee via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hail, Columbia
Tesla Powerwall Tesla Powerwall self-linksurface differs
surface form: Powerwall 1
Ion Antonescu Ion Gigurtu via predicate surface "precededBy"
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) Royal Sardinian Army via predicate surface "precededBy"
Manchester–Liverpool line Liverpool and Manchester Railway via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Operation Koltso Operation Uranus via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Ortona Battle of the Moro River via predicate surface "precededBy"
League of Augsburg earlier anti-French coalitions in the 1680s via predicate surface "precededBy"
Bengal Presidency Mughal Subah of Bengal via predicate surface "precededBy"
Bengal Presidency Nawab of Bengal via predicate surface "precededBy"
East Jersey Province of New Jersey
surface form: Province of New Jersey (undivided)
Battle of Valmy Prussian invasion of France in 1792 via predicate surface "precededBy"
Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
Akademio de Esperanto Lingva Komitato via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Saab 9-5 Saab 9000
Royal African Company Company of Royal Adventurers Trading to Africa via predicate surface "precededBy"
Margaret Thatcher government James Callaghan via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: James Callaghan government
Field Army Support Command via predicate surface "precededBy"
Field Army Force Troops Command via predicate surface "precededBy"
Coldstream Guards Monck’s Regiment of Foot via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Worcester (1651) Battle of Dunbar (1650) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Paradise Jazz via predicate surface "precededBy"
Goldfinger Dr. No via predicate surface "precededBy"
Mehmed II Murad II
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum Seljuk Empire
surface form: Great Seljuk Empire
Seljuk Sultanate of Rum Byzantine Empire
Warner Communications Kinney National Services
surface form: Kinney National Company
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
surface form: MONUSCO
United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Cuauhtémoc Cuitláhuac
Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma II
Bishops' Bible Great Bible
Burial of Jesus resurrection of Jesus Christ via predicate surface "precedes"
surface form: Resurrection of Jesus
Los Angeles Stars Los Angeles Stars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Anaheim Amigos
Storming of the Tuileries Palace Flight to Varennes via predicate surface "precededBy"
Storming of the Tuileries Palace Champ de Mars Massacre via predicate surface "precededBy"
W3C Working Draft W3C Candidate Recommendation via predicate surface "precedes"
W3C Working Draft W3C Proposed Recommendation via predicate surface "precedes"
W3C Working Draft W3C Recommendation via predicate surface "precedes"