Bible Dictionaries
Precedency
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
(2):
(n.) The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Precedency'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/precedency.html. 1828.