antecedence

American  

[an-tuh-seed-ns] / ˌæn təˈsid ns /

noun

1. the act of going before; precedence.

2. priority.

3. Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.

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antecedence British  

/ ˌæntɪˈsiːdəns /

noun

1. precedence; priority

2. astronomy retrograde motion

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Etymology

Origin of antecedence

First recorded in 1525–35; antecede + -ence

Example Sentences

The literature for the metaverse in its antecedence is dystopic.

From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022

For your own guidance, as to His Imperial Majesty's antecedence, I am enclosing herein a copy of His Biography.

From Time Magazine Archive

There would be few instances in his limited experience more marked of invariable antecedence and consequence than this,—that the muscular sensation would sooner or later be followed by a tactual one.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 by Various

Or do 'states of consciousness enter as links into the chain of antecedence and sequence which gives rise to bodily actions?'

From Is Life Worth Living? by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

These have argued, that if cause be nothing more than invariable antecedence, then night may be said to be the cause of day, for the one invariably precedes the other.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXVI. October, 1843. Vol. LIV. by Various