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English Dictionary: precedence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for precedence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
precedence n 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" Synonym(s): precedence, precedency, priority preceding in time Synonym(s): priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency Antonym(s): posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) Synonym(s): precession, precedence, precedency
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Precedence \Preced"ence\, Precedency \Preced"ency\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]c[82]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. 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; pre[89]minence; preference; superiority.