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The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.

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  1. n. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
  2. n. 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.
  3. n. status established in order of importance or urgency
  4. n. preceding in time
  5. n. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
  6. n. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another. n. 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.