See Also: Precedence(money)
Precedence(finance)
precedence(dictionary)
precedence(dictionary)
PRECEDENCE(law)
line precedence(medicine)

precedence (iou)



precedence noun. L15.
[from PRECEDENT adjective: see -ENCE.]
= PRECEDENT noun 2, 3. L15-M16.
A thing said or done before; an antecedent. L16-E17.
a. The right of preceding others in ceremonies and social formalities; gen. the order to be ceremonially observed by people of different rank, according to an acknowledged or legally determined system. L16.
S. Weintraub She complained..about proper precedence being ignored in her seating.
b. gen. Priority in importance, rank, order, or time. Freq. in take precedence (foll. by over, (arch.) of). E17.
G. M. Trevelyan The wagon..had precedence, and all other traffic must draw aside to let it pass. A. Storr For the deeply religious..attachment to God takes precedence over attachment to persons.
Also precedency noun = PRECEDENCE noun (now only senses 3a, b) L16.