precedence
(noun)
noun
1. status established in order of importance or urgency
- ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals
Similar word(s): precedency, priority
Definition categories: state
2. preceding in time
Similar word(s): antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, priority
Definition categories: attribute, earliness
3. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
Similar word(s): precedency, precession
Definition categories: act, activity
Sentences with precedence as a noun:
- Family takes precedence over work, in an emergency.