pre·ce·dence /ˈprɛsədən(t)s, prɪˈsidṇ(t)s/
 領先,在先,優先,優先權


 precedence
 優先權; 優先次序


 precedence
 在先 居先 優先法


 Pre·ced·ence Pre·ced·en·cy n.
 1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.
 2. 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.
    Which of them [the different desires] has the precedency in determining the will to the next action?   --Locke.
 Syn: -- Antecedence; priority; preëminence; preference; superiority.

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 precedence
      n 1: 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" [syn: precedency, priority]
      2: preceding in time [syn: priority, antecedence, antecedency,
          anteriority, precedency] [ant: posteriority]
      3: the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a
         ceremony) [syn: precession, precedency]