precedency
NounOpen English WordNet
Noun (3)
- status established in order of importance or urgency“… its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals”“national independence takes priority over class struggle”Synonyms: precedencepriorityType of high statusKinds front burner, back burner
- preceding in timeSynonyms: priorityantecedenceantecedencyanteriorityprecedenceOpposite posteriorityType of earlinessKinds introductoriness, primordiality
- the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)Synonyms: precessionprecedenceType of activity
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Pre·ced′ence, Pre·ced′en·cy noun
Origin: Cf. F. précédence. See Precede.
1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
2. The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action?— John Locke
Synonyms: Antecedence; priority; preëminence; preference; superiority.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54