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