Anteceʹdents.

I know nothing of his antecedents—his previous life, character, or conduct. (Latin, antecedens, fore-going.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Annus Luctus
Annus Mirabillis
Anodyne Necklace (An)
Anomœans
Anon
Anon-rightes. Right quickly
Ansarian
Answer
Answer more Scotico (To)
Antæos
Antecedents
Antediluvian
Anthia
Anthony
Anthroposophus
Anti-Christ
Antigonē
Antimony
Antinomian. [Greek, anti-nomos, exempt from the law.]
Antinous
Antipathy (of human beings)