antecedency

[ an-tuh-seed-n-see ]

noun

1. the quality or condition of being antecedent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antecedency¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; anteced(ent) + -ency

Example Sentences

What Baden Powell called "physical causation," is now more commonly known as invariable antecedency, or invariable succession.

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