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precedency

[ pres-i-duhn-see, pri-seed-n-see ]

/ ˈprɛs ɪ dən si, prɪˈsid n si /

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noun, plural prec·e·den·cies.

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Origin of precedency

First recorded in 1590–1600; preced(ence) + -ency

Words nearby precedency

precautious, precava, precede, preceded, precedence, precedency, precedent, precedented, precedential, preceding, precent

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How to use precedency in a sentence

There is no precedency in a French assembly except amongst the Military.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
We will not take upon ourselves the invidious office of settling precedency between two such writers.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
Perhaps the offspring of Teppahoo and Tetteehowdeeah were destined to satisfy some cruel adjustment of rank and precedency.
A Voyage to the South Sea|William Bligh
Johnson at once felt himself roused; and answered, "Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea."
Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica|James Boswell

I had read my last story, and it now only remained for chance to decide the question of precedency between Owen and Morgan.
The Queen of Hearts|Wilkie Collins