previous

the year before the one being discussed

the day before the one being discussed

the week before the one being discussed

the month before the one being discussed

knowledge or skill from having done something in the past

the night before the day being discussed

the person who owned something before the current owner

the company or person one worked for before the current job

the page that comes before the current one in a book or document

the person who was president before the current one

the generation of people that came before the current one

research or academic work done on a topic before

the 10-year period before the one being discussed

the government or system of control that was in power before the current one

the 100-year period before the one being discussed

a time when a person was found guilty of a crime in the past