Noun: precedence pre-si-dun(t)s
- Status established in order of importance or urgency
"… its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals";
- precedency, priority
- The act of preceding in time, order or rank (as in a ceremony)
"The order of precedence at state dinners is strictly followed";
- precession, precedency
- Preceding in time
"The precedence of the thunderclap to the lightning confused the observers";
- priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency
Sounds like: praying, predence, prec
Derived forms: precedences
Type of: activity, earliness, high status
Encyclopedia: Precedence