precedence

Noun
  1. Status established in order of importance or urgency (synset 113973020)
    "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"; "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
  2. Preceding in time (synset 105054430)
  3. The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) (synset 101259825)

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