Precedence

Noun

 * 1) The state of preceding in importance or priority.
 * Family takes precedence over work, in an emergency.

Derived terms

 * order of precedence

Thesaurus
accent, accomplishment, antecedence, antecedency, antedate, antedating, anteposition, anteriority, anticipation, ascendancy, authority, caste, class, concern, concernment, condition, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, deanship, earlier state, earliness, echelon, eminence, emphasis, excellence, favor, footing, foregoing, front, greatness, heading, hierarchy, high order, high rank, import, importance, incomparability, influence, influentialness, inimitability, interest, le pas, lead, leading, majority, mark, materiality, merit, moment, note, one-upmanship, order, paramountcy, past time, place, position, power structure, precedency, preceding, precession, precursor, predating, predominance, predomination, preeminence, preexistence, preference, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, prerogative, pressure, prestige, primacy, priority, privilege, prominence, rank, rate, rating, right-of-way, self-importance, seniority, significance, skill, sphere, stage, standing, station, stature, status, status quo ante, stress, success, superiority, supremacy, the lead, transcendence, transcendency, value, van, virtuosity, weight, weightiness, worth

Translations

 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: arvojärjestys
 * German: Vorrang
 * Hungarian: elsőbbség
 * Italian:


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: prioridad, precedencia
 * Swedish: företräde