Noun

• S: (n) precedence, precedency, priority (status established in order of importance or urgency) "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
• S: (n) priority, antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency (preceding in time)
• S: (n) precession, precedence, precedency (the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony))