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
tvOS Apple TV
surface form: Apple TV Software
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED
surface form: Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED ac
Stephen I of Hungary Stephen’s father Géza as Grand Prince of the Hungarians
Star Trek Beyond Star Trek Into Darkness via predicate surface "precededBy"
Grand Duke of Finland King of Sweden via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: King of Sweden (as ruler of Finland)
Union of the Crowns separate English monarchy via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Union of the Crowns separate Scottish monarchy via predicate surface "hasPredecessor"
Fronde reign of Louis XIII via predicate surface "precededBy"
Emergency Solutions Grants Program Emergency Solutions Grants Program self-linksurface differs
surface form: Emergency Shelter Grants Program
Trade Expansion Act of 1962 Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1958
Gandhari Prakrit Old Indo-Aryan via predicate surface "precededBy"
Orthographic Agreement of 1990 Orthographic Agreement of 1945
Mamie Eisenhower Bess Truman
Stanley Baldwin Andrew Bonar Law via predicate surface "precededBy"
Stanley Baldwin Ramsay MacDonald via predicate surface "precededBy"
Joseph W. Byrns Henry T. Rainey via predicate surface "preceded by"
Kingdom of Poland (Congress Poland) Duchy of Warsaw
House of Commons of Canada Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada
House of Commons of Canada House of Assembly of Nova Scotia
House of Commons of Canada House of Assembly of New Brunswick
Republic of Vietnam Empire of Vietnam via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: State of Vietnam
Congress of the Philippines Batasang Pambansa via predicate surface "precededBy"
The Portuguese
surface form: A Portuguesa
Hino da Carta
District of Alaska Russian colonization of the Americas via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Russian America
Count of Anjou Viscount of Anjou via predicate surface "precededBy"
Battle of Fleurus (1794) Siege of Charleroi (1794) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Chief Administrative Officer of the House Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives via predicate surface "hasPredecessorOffice"
Chief Administrative Officer of the House Clerk of the United States House of Representatives via predicate surface "hasPredecessorOffice"
surface form: Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (for some former administrative functions)
PATCO Speedline Bridge Line
PATCO Speedline Camden–Philadelphia rapid transit line
Queen's Guard historic royal bodyguards via predicate surface "precededBy"
You Only Live Twice On Her Majesty's Secret Service via predicate surface "precededBy"
Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nestle Greek New Testament
Great Midwest Conference Conference USA men's basketball competition via predicate surface "predecessorTo"
Great Midwest Conference Conference USA women's basketball competition via predicate surface "predecessorTo"
Legislative Assembly National Constituent Assembly via predicate surface "precededBy"
Brazilian independence movement Portuguese colonization of Brazil via predicate surface "precededBy"
The Voyage of Life: Manhood The Voyage of Life via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: The Voyage of Life: Youth
Battle of Hohenlinden Battle of Ampfing via predicate surface "precededBy"
William C. Redfield position newly created as United States Secretary of Commerce via predicate surface "precededBy"
James Monroe James Madison
Operation Gothic Serpent UNOSOM II via predicate surface "precededBy"
Baltimore Bullets
surface form: Baltimore Bullets (1944–1954)
American Basketball League (1944–1947) via predicate surface "predecessorLeague"
surface form: American Basketball League
Konstantin Chernenko Yuri Andropov via predicate surface "precededBy"
King Alfred the Great
surface form: Alfred the Great
Æthelred I of Wessex
Frederick III of Denmark Christian IV of Denmark
Victor Amadeus II of Savoy Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
Louis I of Spain Philip V of Spain
Boeing 737 Boeing 727
Primera Junta de Gobierno
surface form: Primera Junta de Gobierno de Chile
Captaincy General of Chile via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Colonial Government of Chile