precedence

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The state of preceding in importance or priority.
2. (countable, uncountable) Precedent.

Synonyms

priority

precedency

seniority

precession

preference

previousness

antecedence

order

anteriority

antecedency

lead

rank

primacy

superiority

first move

prior to

privilege

program

programme

ranking

station

🚉

status

upper seat

front burner

being first

agenda

priority of birth

example

former

future

headship

late

leadership

more important

old

🧓

orderly

pre-eminence

preferential treatment

preferment

previous

primogeniture

Translations

precedência

precedenza

Vorrang

préséance

precedencia

priorité

prioridad

voorrang

προτεραιότητα

precedència

Vorzug

prioridade

prioriteit

priorità

سبق

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛsɪd(ə)ns/

Etymology

From Middle French précédence (“the state of preceding, anteriority”). Morphologically precede + -ence.