Thesaurus: precedence

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1. n. Alt. of Precedency
2. n. status established in order of importance or urgency
3. n. preceding in time
4. n. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
5. 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.
6. n:100 n. status established in order of importance or urgency