先せん蹤しょう

noun

precedent; traces of a predecessor's deeds

Formal or literary term referring to the example or footsteps left by a predecessor. Often used in historical or scholarly contexts.

• 彼かれは先せん蹤しょうを踏とう襲しゅうして改かい革かくを進すすめた。

  He followed the precedent set by his predecessor and advanced the reforms.