Precedency

//ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Precedence; superiority. countable, uncountable

    "Archimedes master of this Science, and who in truth and certaintie assumeth unto himselfe a precedencie above all others, saith, the Sunne is a God of enflamed yron."

  2. 2
    the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) wordnet
  3. 3
    The fact of serving as a precedent. countable, obsolete, uncountable
  4. 4
    preceding in time wordnet
  5. 5
    status established in order of importance or urgency wordnet

Synonyms

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antecedenceantecedencyanteriorityanticipationdominionearliness

Example

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"Archimedes master of this Science, and who in truth and certaintie assumeth unto himselfe a precedencie above all others, saith, the Sunne is a God of enflamed yron."

Etymology

From precedent + -ency.

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