1. Noun

   1.

   previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; one's (late) father

2. 2.

   predecessor

3. 3.

   previous age; previous generation

Example sentences

• 先代はいつでもにこにこしている人だったけど、今度のはどうもお天気屋でいかんね。

  The previous boss smiled all the time, but the current boss has somehow become moody.