just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
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first
preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
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ancestral
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"
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former(a)
(used especially of persons) of to the immediate past; "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"