Noun: priority prI'or-u-tee or prI'ór-i-tee [N. Amer], prI'ó-ri-tee [Brit]
- Status established in order of importance or urgency
"national independence takes priority over class struggle";
- precedence, precedency
- Preceding in time
"The priority of his claim was established by the earlier filing date";
- antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency
Derived forms: priorities
Type of: earliness, high status
Encyclopedia: Priority