noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Formal noun or adjectival modifier referring to a previous state, rule, or practice, often in legal, administrative, or business contexts. Used with の to modify nouns.
従前の規則に従って処理してください。
Please handle it according to the previous rules.
従前の契約は来月で終了
The former contract will end next month.
Compound of 従 (follow, obey) and 前 (before, front), literally 'following before', referring to something that came before.