Found 2 items, similar to Precedence.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: precedence
precedence
n 1: 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” [syn:
precedency,
priority]
2: preceding in time [syn:
priority,
antecedence,
antecedency,
anteriority,
precedency] [ant:
posteriority]
3: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a
ceremony) [syn:
precession,
precedency]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Precedence
Precedence
\Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency
\Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf.
F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See
Precede.]
1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of
time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
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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.
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Which of them [the different desires] has the
precedency in determining the will to the next
action? --Locke.
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Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference;
superiority.
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