| Definition of 'precedency' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) precedence, precedency, priority
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"
2. (noun) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency
preceding in time
3. (noun) precession, precedence, precedency
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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| Definition of 'precedency' |
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1. (noun) precedency
the act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another
2. (noun) precedency
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
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