先代

せんだい

family predecessor, previous age, previous generation

Also:predecessor

What does 先代 mean?

先代 is a Japanese noun meaning family predecessor, previous age, previous generation in English. It can also be translated as predecessor depending on context. It is written as 先代 in kanji, せんだい in hiragana, and sendai in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.