predecessor in the family lineとは 意味・読み方・使い方

(As a matter of fact, when Naomasa BAN, the predecessor of Nobumori, died in the battle, the battle line against Hongan-ji Temple collapsed and the Oda family itself was also about to collapse.)発音を聞く 例文帳に追加

（現に信盛の前任、塙直政が戦死したときに本願寺戦線が崩壊し、織田家そのものが崩壊しかけた。) - Wikipedia日英京都関連文書対訳コーパス