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precedency
noun as in precedence
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There is no precedency in a French assembly except amongst the Military.
We will not take upon ourselves the invidious office of settling precedency between two such writers.
Perhaps the offspring of Teppahoo and Tetteehowdeeah were destined to satisfy some cruel adjustment of rank and precedency.
Johnson at once felt himself roused; and answered, "Sir, there is no settling the point of precedency between a louse and a flea."
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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On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to precedency, such as: antecedence, earliness, lead, precession, preeminence, and preexistence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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