Definitions of the Nearest and the Last

Notes

1. §50.16.92.prProximus' est, quem nemo antecedit — In the relative clause 'quem nemo antecedit', the antecedent demonstrative pronoun (is) is omitted. Syntactically, it functions as 'Proximus est is, quem nemo antecedit' ('The nearest is he whom no one precedes'). The same structure applies to the second clause 'supremus' est, quem nemo sequitur.
2. §50.16.92.prquem — The masculine singular accusative of the relative pronoun 'qui'. It functions as the direct object of the transitive verbs 'antecedere' (to precede) and 'sequi' (to follow).