antecedency
/ˌæntəˈsidənsi/
noun
- The condition of being earlier in time or order; priority.
- In the race, the antecedency of the starting position gave her an advantage.
- The antecedency of the first draft made it the basis for all later revisions.
- The antecedency of the older law meant it had to be considered first.
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