LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

dēcessor

dēcessor m (genitive dēcessōris)

Meaning

  1. a retiring governor or magistrate
  2. a predecessor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedēcessordēcessōrēs
genitivedēcessōrisdēcessōrum
dativedēcessōrīdēcessōribus
accusativedēcessōremdēcessōrēs
ablativedēcessōredēcessōribus
vocativedēcessordēcessōrēs

dēcessor, ōris, m. decedo, no. I. B. 2,
I. one who retires from a province he has governed; hence, with reference to his successor, a retiring officer (rare): successori decessor invidit, Cic. Scaur. Fragm. § 33, p. 187 ed. Beier; so Tac. Agr. 7; Dig. 1, 16, 4, § 4.—
II. In gen., a predecessor in office (late Lat.), August. in Psal. 43, 16 al.

Quick answers

What does dēcessor mean in Latin?
dēcessor, a noun, means “a retiring governor or magistrate; a predecessor”.
What is the genitive of dēcessor?
The genitive singular is dēcessōris. dēcessor is masculine, third declension.