| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | ancestor | an earlier family or source figure |
| 2. | antecedent | something earlier that precedes another |
| 3. | forebear | an ancestor or earlier figure |
| 4. | forerunner | one that came before |
| 5. | former boss | previous person in charge |
| 6. | former captain | previous team or ship leader |
| 7. | former CEO | previous chief executive |
| 8. | former CFO | previous finance chief |
| 9. | former chair | previous committee head |
| 10. | former chief | previous head or leader |
| 11. | former coach | previous team trainer |
| 12. | former commander | previous military leader |
| 13. | former CTO | previous technology chief |
| 14. | former dean | previous academic head |
| 15. | former director | previous director or manager |
| 16. | former editor | previous publication head |
| 17. | former governor | previous state leader |
| 18. | former holder | previous person in a role |
| 19. | former incumbent | previous officeholder or role holder |
| 20. | former judge | previous court official |
| 21. | former king | previous male sovereign |
| 22. | former manager | previous manager or supervisor |
| 23. | former mayor | previous city leader |
| 24. | former minister | previous government official |
| 25. | former monarch | previous king or queen |
| 26. | former occupant | previous person in a position |
| 27. | former owner | previous possessor of something |
| 28. | former president | previous president or head |
| 29. | former principal | previous school head |
| 30. | former queen | previous female sovereign |
| 31. | former resident | previous person living there |
| 32. | former ruler | previous sovereign or leader |
| 33. | former secretary | previous administrative or cabinet official |
| 34. | former supervisor | previous workplace overseer |
| 35. | former teacher | previous instructor |
| 36. | former tenant | previous renter or occupant |
| 37. | precursor | something that comes before another |
| 38. | previous boss | earlier person in charge |
| 39. | previous captain | earlier team or ship leader |
| 40. | previous CEO | earlier chief executive |
| 41. | previous CFO | earlier finance chief |
| 42. | previous chair | earlier committee head |
| 43. | previous chief | earlier head or leader |
| 44. | previous coach | earlier team trainer |
| 45. | previous commander | earlier military leader |
| 46. | previous CTO | earlier technology chief |
| 47. | previous dean | earlier academic head |
| 48. | previous director | earlier director or manager |
| 49. | previous editor | earlier publication head |
| 50. | previous governor | earlier state leader |
| 51. | previous holder | earlier person in a role |
| 52. | previous incumbent | earlier officeholder or role holder |
| 53. | previous king | earlier male sovereign |
| 54. | previous manager | earlier manager or supervisor |
| 55. | previous mayor | earlier city leader |
| 56. | previous minister | earlier government official |
| 57. | previous monarch | earlier king or queen |
| 58. | previous occupant | earlier person in a place |
| 59. | previous owner | earlier possessor of something |
| 60. | previous president | earlier president or head |
| 61. | previous principal | earlier school head |
| 62. | previous queen | earlier female sovereign |
| 63. | previous resident | earlier person living there |
| 64. | previous ruler | earlier sovereign or leader |
| 65. | previous secretary | earlier administrative or cabinet official |
| 66. | previous supervisor | earlier workplace overseer |
| 67. | previous teacher | earlier instructor |
| 68. | previous tenant | earlier renter or occupant |
| 69. | prior boss | boss who came before |
| 70. | prior captain | captain who came before |
| 71. | prior CEO | CEO who came before |
| 72. | prior CFO | CFO who came before |
| 73. | prior chair | chair who came before |
| 74. | prior chief | chief who came before |
| 75. | prior coach | coach who came before |
| 76. | prior commander | commander who came before |
| 77. | prior CTO | CTO who came before |
| 78. | prior dean | dean who came before |
| 79. | prior director | director who came before |
| 80. | prior editor | editor who came before |
| 81. | prior governor | governor who came before |
| 82. | prior holder | person who held it before |
| 83. | prior incumbent | the officeholder before another |
| 84. | prior king | king who came before |
| 85. | prior manager | manager who came before |
| 86. | prior mayor | mayor who came before |
| 87. | prior minister | minister who came before |
| 88. | prior monarch | monarch who came before |
| 89. | prior occupant | the one there before |
| 90. | prior owner | owner who came before |
| 91. | prior president | president who came before |
| 92. | prior principal | principal who came before |
| 93. | prior queen | queen who came before |
| 94. | prior resident | resident who came before |
| 95. | prior ruler | ruler who came before |
| 96. | prior secretary | secretary who came before |
| 97. | prior supervisor | supervisor who came before |
| 98. | prior teacher | teacher who came before |
| 99. | prior tenant | tenant who came before |
| 100. | prototype | an earlier model or original |