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Definition of Precedency

• (n.) The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
• (n.) 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.

Synonyms of Precedency

• Precedence
• Priority
• Priority
• Antecedence
• Antecedency
• Anteriority
• Precedence
• Precession
• Precedence

Antonyms of Precedency

• Posteriority

Homophones of Precedency