By THE NEW YORK TIMES. Twenty-seventh President of the United States and its tenth Chief Justice, William Howard Taft was the only man in the history of the country to become the head of both the Executive and Judicial Departments of the Federal Government.
Adj. 1. preceding-existing or coming before. antecedent-preceding in time or order. succeeding-coming after or following. previous-Preceding means occurring immediately before the time of the utterance, while previous means occurring at some time before the utterance..
The definition of subsequent is happening or coming after something or someone else. An example of subsequent is heavy winds that come after a hurricane has left an area. coming after; following in time, place, or order. Origin of subsequent. Middle English from Old French from Latin subsequÄns subsequent-present participle of subsequÄ« to follow close after sub-close after; see sub-. sequÄ« to follow; see sek w-1 in Indo-European roots. Related Forms: subâ²seÂ·quentâ²ly. adverb. subâ²seÂ·quentâ²ness. noun