precede

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"Precede me, clouds! inform my father and my brothers that I am coming!" she exclaimed, smiling.

From Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by Jordan, F.

Precede, pre-sēd′, v.t. to go before in time, rank, or importance.—v.i. to be before in time, or place.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

Precede them with prayer; for only in as much as you do so, have you a right to expect a blessing from them.

From A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part by Müller, George

United States in 1870 Western Railways Precede Settlement.—In the Old World and on our Atlantic seaboard, railways followed population and markets.

From History of the United States by Beard, Charles A. (Charles Austin)

Why does no henchman, young and fair, Precede thee, and delight to bear Entrusted to his reverent hold The burthen of thy throne of gold?

From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Griffith, Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin)