In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PRECEDENCIES
Noun
precedencies
plural of precedency
Source: Wiktionary
PRECEDENCY
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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