Associations to the word «Precedency»

Wiktionary

PRECEDENCY, noun. Precedence; superiority.
PRECEDENCY, noun. (obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent.

Dictionary definition

PRECEDENCY, noun. 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".
PRECEDENCY, noun. Preceding in time.
PRECEDENCY, noun. The act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony).

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley