PRECEDENCE

precession, precedence, precedency

(noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency

(noun) preceding in time

precedence, precedency, priority

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

precedence (countable and uncountable, plural precedences)

The state of preceding in importance or priority.

Precedent.

Synonyms

• (state of preceding): See anteriority

Usage notes

• The more important entity is said to take precedence over (or, in older texts, take precedence of) the less important.

Source: Wiktionary

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Pre*ced"ence, Pre*ced"en*cy, n. Etym: [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 Locke.

Syn.

– Antecedence; priority; preëminence; preference; superiority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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