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View synonyms for precedency
precedency
[ pres-i-duhn-see, pri-seed-n-see ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precedency1
First recorded in 1590–1600; preced(ence) + -ency
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Example Sentences
There is no precedency in a French assembly except amongst the Military.
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We will not take upon ourselves the invidious office of settling precedency between two such writers.
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Perhaps the offspring of Teppahoo and Tetteehowdeeah were destined to satisfy some cruel adjustment of rank and precedency.
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Johnson at once felt himself roused; and answered, "Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea."
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I had read my last story, and it now only remained for chance to decide the question of precedency between Owen and Morgan.
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