Answer: antecedent

AnswerCrossword Clue
ANTECEDENTPredecessor
ANTECEDENTForerunner
ANTECEDENTPreceding.
ANTECEDENTPrior.
ANTECEDENTPrior to.
ANTECEDENTPrevious
ANTECEDENTA pronoun has one
ANTECEDENTThe fool in "A fool and his money are soon parted"
antecedentA word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (esp. a following relative pronoun) refers
antecedentThe first term in a ratio
antecedentforegoing / a clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun
antecedentA thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another
antecedentA person's ancestors or family and social background