precedency
Definition
Noun: 1. The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; the right to be dealt with or considered first. This meaning refers to a superior status, rank, or priority that grants something or someone precedence over others. 2. The fact of preceding something else in time, order, or position. This meaning refers to the act or state of coming before another thing in a sequence.
Usage
Precedency (also commonly spelled precedence) is a formal noun used to describe priority, superiority in rank, or the state of coming before. It is often used in contexts involving ceremony, protocol, rules, or logical sequences.
Examples
- In matters of security, safety must take precedency over convenience.
- The general was given precedency at the formal dinner due to his rank.
- The precedency of the first chapter establishes the book's main argument.
- This urgent repair work has precedency over all other scheduled tasks.
Advanced Usage
- To give precedency to: To assign priority or greater importance to something.
- The new policy gives precedency to environmental concerns.
- To take/have precedency (over): To have priority or to be more important than something else.
- In this court, federal law takes precedency over state law.
Variants and Related Words
- Precedence (n): The far more common modern spelling of . Both words share identical meanings and usage.
- Precedent (n): An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances. (e.g., )
- Precede (v): To come before something in time, order, or position. (e.g., )
- Preceding (adj): Existing, coming, or occurring immediately before in time or place. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Priority
- Preeminence
- Primacy
- Seniority
- Supremacy
- Anteriority (specifically for the "coming before in time" sense)
Antonyms
- Subordination
- Inferiority
- Posteriority
Noun
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the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
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preceding in time
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status established in order of importance or urgency
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...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
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national independence takes priority over class struggle
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