Precedence

  • 41precedence — /pres i deuhns, pri seed ns/, n. 1. act or fact of preceding. 2. the right to precede in order, rank, or importance; priority. 3. the fact of preceding in time; antedating. 4. the right to precede others in ceremonies or social formalities. 5.… …

    Universalium

  • 42precedence — Synonyms and related words: accent, accomplishment, antecedence, antecedency, antedate, antedating, anteposition, anteriority, anticipation, ascendancy, authority, caste, class, concern, concernment, condition, consequence, consequentiality,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 43precedence — prec·e·dence || prɪ sɪːdns / presɪdÉ™ns n. priority in time or importance; superiority, supremacy; previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44precedence — n.; (also precedency) 1. Priority (in time), anteriority, antecedence. 2. Preference, superiority, pre eminence, lead, supremacy …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 45Precedence —    L Questions of, 163 …

    The makers of Canada

  • 46precedence — n 1. rank, seniority; preeminence, superiority, supremacy, primacy, transcendence, ascendancy, predominance; preference, priority, urgency, importance; prerogative, privilege, right, right of way. 2. precession, anteposition, front position, the… …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 47precedence — prece·dence …

    English syllables

  • 48precedence — prec•e•dence [[t]ˈprɛs ɪ dəns, prɪˈsid ns[/t]] n. 1) the act or fact of preceding 2) cvb the right to be dealt with or placed before others; priority in order, rank, or importance 3) the order of rank to be observed in ceremonies, as by… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49precedence — /ˈprɛsədəns / (say presuhduhns), /priˈsidəns / (say pree seeduhns) noun 1. the act or fact of preceding. 2. priority in order, rank, importance, etc. 3. priority in time. 4. the right to precede others in ceremonies or social formalities. 5. the… …

  • 50precedence — The right or privilege of preceding in time, rank, or order …

    Ballentine's law dictionary