precedency

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/ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/

noun

Precedence; superiority.

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Meanings

nounprecedency (countable and uncountable, plural precedencies)

plural precedencies

  1. countableuncountablePrecedence; superiority.

    Archimedes master of this Science, and who in truth and certaintie assumeth unto himselfe a precedencie above all others, saith, the Sunne is a God of enflamed yron.

    1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableThe fact of serving as a precedent.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounstatus established in order of importance or urgency

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precedencepriority
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high status

nounpreceding in time

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earliness

nounthe act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

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precessionprecedence
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activity
Also see
antecedenceantecedencyanteriorityprecedenceprecessionprioritysuperiority

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From precedent + -ency.

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APA

precedency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precedency

MLA

“precedency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precedency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “precedency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/precedency.

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