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precedency
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precedency, n. [Cf. F. précédence. See Precede.].
- The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]"Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action?" [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Antecedence; priority; pre'89minence; preference; superiority.
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