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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action? --Locke. [1913 Webster] Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference; superiority. [1913 Webster]