noun
- the right to precede others in order, rank, or privilege; priority in importance or order
Usage: formal
Examples
- The ambassador claimed precedency over other diplomatic officials at the ceremony.
- Questions of precedency arose when determining the seating arrangement for the state dinner.
- The judge ruled on the precedency of claims in the bankruptcy case.
- Protocol dictated the precedency of speakers at the international summit.
- The committee debated the precedency of various agenda items.
- Royal precedency determines the order of succession to the throne.