precedency
[pres-i-duh n-see, pri-seed-n-see]
Origin of precedency
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Related Words for precedency
supremacy, preeminence, lead, primary, rank, priority, superiority, preference, seniority, antecedence, precession, earliness, antepositionExamples from the Web for precedency
Historical Examples of precedency
Among the latter, they certainly had no precedency, so far as history reaches.
The Indian in his WigwamHenry R. Schoolcraft
The like has followed about the precedency of princes and their ambassadors.
No Cross, No CrownWilliam Penn
But which of the Coleopterous tribes are entitled to the precedency?
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)William Kirby
I believe there is some tremendous question respecting the precedency of this lady.
LothairBenjamin Disraeli
Precedency and precedently, have the second syllable accented also.
Every-Day Errors of SpeechL. P. Meredith