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
RAF roundel Union Jack aircraft markings via predicate surface "precededBy"
Spanish Civil War Second Spanish Republic via predicate surface "precededBy"
Regia Aeronautica Regia Aeronautica via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Corpo Aeronautico Militare
Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Canadian Air Force
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire
Delhi Sultanate
Bombay Presidency Bombay Presidency via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bombay Province
Bombay Presidency Bombay Presidency via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: East India Company’s Bombay Presidency
Aden (until 1937, administratively linked) Colony of Aden via predicate surface "precedes"
Indian Civil Service East India Company College via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: East India Company civil service
Civil Disobedience Movement Non-Cooperation Movement via predicate surface "precededBy"
Invasion of Quebec (1775) capture of Fort Ticonderoga (1775) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Parliament of New South Wales Legislative Council of New South Wales (unicameral) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Huff Daland Dusters Delta Air Lines via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Prime Minister of France President of the Council of Ministers of France via predicate surface "predecessorOffice"
Italian lira Italian lira self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sardinian lira
Italian lira Napoleonic Italian lira
Mark Rutte Jan Peter Balkenende via predicate surface "precededBy"
Hellenic Parliament Greek National Assemblies of the War of Independence
Hellenic Parliament Hellenic Parliament self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of the Kingdom of Greece
Hellenic Parliament National Assembly at Epidaurus via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Hellenic Parliament National Assembly at Troezen via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Hellenic Parliament National Assembly at Astros via predicate surface "historicalPredecessor"
Carnation Revolution Carnation Revolution via predicate surface "precededBy" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Estado Novo dictatorship
Alaska Purchase Russian Empire via predicate surface "predecessorTerritorialStatus"
surface form: Russian America
Alaska State Legislature Alaska Territorial Legislature via predicate surface "precededBy"
Boric
surface form: Gabriel Boric
Sebastián Piñera via predicate surface "precededBy"
Xerox Alto user interface command-line interfaces
Android Android Dalvik VM
Pixel smartphones Pixel smartphones self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nexus smartphones
Parliament of Bermuda Parliament of Bermuda via predicate surface "hasPredecessor" self-linksurface differs
surface form: House of Assembly of Bermuda (as unicameral body)
Dallas Reports United States Reports via predicate surface "precedes"
Dallas Reports Cranch Reports via predicate surface "isPredecessorOf"
Wheaton Reports standardized United States Reports via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
Peters Reports United States Reports via predicate surface "precedes"
Howard Reports United States Reports via predicate surface "predecessorOf"
surface form: United States Reports (officially titled series)
Black Reports earlier nominative reports of U.S. Supreme Court decisions via predicate surface "precededBy"
Wallace Reports full United States Reports numbering system via predicate surface "precedes"
Otto Reports Wallace Reports via predicate surface "precededBy"
Black Howard
King John of England King Richard the Lionheart
surface form: Richard I of England
Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution via predicate surface "precededBy"
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1870 via predicate surface "precedes"
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1871 via predicate surface "precedes"
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1957 via predicate surface "precedes"
Civil Rights Act of 1866 Civil Rights Act of 1964 via predicate surface "precedes"
United States Postal Service Post Office Department via predicate surface "precededBy"
Juan Ponce de León Nicolás de Ovando (as colonial authority in the region) via predicate surface "precededBy"
Japanese Instrument of Surrender Potsdam Declaration via predicate surface "precededBy"
September Campaign Munich Agreement via predicate surface "precededBy"
surface form: Munich Crisis
Polish Army Polish Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: Polish Legions in World War I