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Webster 1913 Edition
Precedency
1.
The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority;
as, one event has
. precedence
of another2.
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 commonersWhich of them [the different desires] has the
precedency
in determining the will to the next action? Locke.
Syn. – Antecedence; priority; preëminence; preference; superiority.