'Precedence' definitions:
Definition of 'precedence'
From: WordNet
noun
Status established in order of importance or urgency; "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle" [syn: precedence, precedency, priority]
noun
Preceding in time [syn: priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency] [ant: posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness]
noun
The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) [syn: precession, precedence, precedency]
Definition of 'Precedence'
From: GCIDE
- Precedence \Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency \Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See Precede.]
- 1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action? --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference; superiority. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'precedence'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- accomplishment,
- antecedence,
- antecedency,
- antedate,
- antedating,
- anteposition,
- anteriority,
- anticipation,
- ascendancy,
- authority,
- caste,
- class,
- concern,
- concernment,
- condition,
- consequence,
- consequentiality,
- consideration,
- deanship,
- earlier state,
- earliness,
- echelon,
- eminence,
- emphasis,
- excellence,
- favor,
- footing,
- foregoing,
- front,
- greatness,
- heading,
- hierarchy,
- high order,
- high rank,
- import,
- importance,
- incomparability,
- influence,
- influentialness,
- inimitability,
- interest,
- le pas,
- lead,
- leading,
- majority,
- mark,
- materiality,
- merit,
- moment,
- note,
- one-upmanship,
- order,
- paramountcy,
- past time,
- place,
- position,
- power structure,
- precedency,
- preceding,
- precession,
- precursor,
- predating,
- predominance,
- predomination,
- preeminence,
- preexistence,
- preference,
- preponderance,
- prepotence,
- prepotency,
- prerogative,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- primacy,
- priority,
- privilege,
- prominence,
- rank,
- rate,
- rating,
- right-of-way,
- self-importance,
- seniority,
- significance,
- skill,
- sphere,
- stage,
- standing,
- station,
- stature,
- status,
- status quo ante,
- stress,
- success,
- superiority,
- supremacy,
- the lead,
- transcendence,
- transcendency,
- value,
- van,
- virtuosity,
- weight,
- weightiness,
- worth