precedence
Origin of precedence
Related Words for precedence
supremacy, lead, preeminence, primary, rank, priority, superiority, preference, seniority, antecedence, precedency, precession, earliness, antepositionExamples from the Web for precedence
Contemporary Examples of precedence
He filmed that part, too, with the host performing parody songs around Los Angeles to establish a precedence of parodic works.
They taught that "the interests of the poor have precedence over the interests of the rich."
The Order of Precedence also affects many other aspects of royal protocol, such as who arrives first at an event.
Sherman has always acknowledged the contact, so maybe the whole issue of precedence is a dead letter.
The idea had originally come from Buckingham Palace; that boys should no longer have precedence in the succession over girls.
Historical Examples of precedence
But the old sleep must have the precedence of all the new things.
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
But it transpired that there was something preparatory to that, or at least that must take the precedence.
Ester Ried Yet SpeakingIsabella Alden
Meeting Casanova in the entry, he gave him precedence with mock politeness.
Casanova's HomecomingArthur Schnitzler
There is no other law of precedence, no other law of rank and position in God's kingdom.
A Dish Of OrtsGeorge MacDonald
Imogen had been unused to the distinctions of rank and precedence.
ImogenWilliam Godwin
precedence
precedency
- the act of preceding or the condition of being precedent
- the ceremonial order or priority to be observed by persons of different stations on formal occasionsthe officers are seated according to precedence
- a right to preferential treatmentI take precedence over you