Found 2 items, similar to antecedence.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: antecedence antecedence n : preceding in time [syn: priority, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency] [ant: posteriority]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Antecedence Antecedence \An`te*ced"ence\, n. 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. --H. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation. [1913 Webster]