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The act of preceding (as in a ceremony)
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precedency
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n. 1 precedence; superiority. 2 (context obsolete English) The fact of serving as a precedent.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Precedence \Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency \Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See Precede .] The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another. The act or state of going or ...
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n. 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 , priority ] preceding in time [syn: priority ...
Usage examples of precedency.
The most trifling occasion, a transient scarcity of flesh or lentils, the neglect of an accustomed salutation, a mistake of precedency in the public baths, or even a religious dispute, ^173 were at any time sufficient to kindle a sedition among that vast multitude, whose resentments were furious and implacable.