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; preĂ«minence; preference; superiority.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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