Both Uses of
precede
in
Death Comes for the Archbishop
- The course which preceded it was the host's especial care, and here he had trusted nothing to his cook; hare jardinière (his carrots and onions were tender and well flavoured), with a sauce which he had been perfecting for many years.†
Part 3
- The Novena preceding Christmas, which had long been celebrated by dances and hilarious merrymaking, was this year a great revival of religious zeal.†
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Definition:
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(precede) to go or do before