01 n. 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.
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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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.