precedence
pre suh duhns
- n status established in order of importance or urgency
...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals - n preceding in time
- n the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
- He's fond of mentioning that he planned to become a novelist, until the duties of his family's business took precedence; and he routinely drops allusions to great artists, thinkers .
- Or we can grant these characters their innocence, their implicit belief that all their undertakings are without precedence in this history of popular storytelling.
- You can look at almost every significant military endeavor and find precedence for Christians being actively involved in relief efforts," and often, he adds, actively invited to .