Priority: alternatives and connections

The state of being early or forward; promptness.

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Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.

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To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.

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To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or letter.

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The act or state of going before in time; precedence.

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The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.

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The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

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Alt. of Precedency

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The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.

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The science of military command, or the science of projecting campaigns and directing great military movements; generalship.

Something given greater importance or attention.