| verb | be earlier in time; go back further “Stone tools precede bronze tools” |
| verb | do without or cease to hold or adhere to “We are dispensing with formalities” |
| verb | lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime “you've forfeited your right to name your successor” |
| adjective | well in the past; former “bygone days” |
| precedent | adjective | preceding in time, order, or significance |
| precession | noun | the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) |
| precedent | noun | an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time |
| precedency | noun | preceding in time |
| precedence | noun | preceding in time |
| antecedency | noun | preceding in time |
| antecedent | noun | a preceding occurrence or cause or event |
| antecedence | noun | preceding in time |
| waiver | noun | a formal written statement of relinquishment |
| forfeiture | noun | something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty |
| forfeit | noun | something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty |
| bygone | noun | past events to be put aside |