order of precedence

noun

A ranking of items by a chosen attribute, especially a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people in royal courts and in governments.

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Meanings

nounorder of precedence (plural orders of precedence)

plural orders of precedence

  1. A ranking of items by a chosen attribute, especially a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of people in royal courts and in governments.

Translations

French ordre de préséance
  • ordre de préséanceTranslations
German Rangfolge, Rangordnung
  • RangfolgeTranslations
  • RangordnungTranslations
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APA

order of precedence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20of%20precedence

MLA

“order of precedence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20of%20precedence. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “order of precedence,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/order%20of%20precedence.

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