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precedency

/ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/

precedency noun: precedence; superiority.

Noun

precedency (countable and uncountable, plural precedencies)

  1. Precedence; superiority.
    • Archimedes master of this Science, and who in truth and certaintie assumeth unto himselfe a precedencie above all others, saith, the Sunne is a God of enflamed yron.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 12, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
  2. (obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent.

precedency meaning in Tamil

precedency in Tamil

முன்னிகழ்ச்சி

Forms of precedency

pluralprecedencies

Origin of precedency

From precedent + -ency.

Questions about precedency

What does precedency mean?
Precedency means precedence; superiority.
What is precedency in Tamil?
Precedency in Tamil is முன்னிகழ்ச்சி. See Precedency meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is precedency?
Precedency is a noun.
How do you pronounce precedency?
Precedency is pronounced /ˈpɹɛsɪdənsi/.
What is the plural of precedency?
The plural of precedency is precedencies.

Words near precedency in the dictionary

  1. precedence effects
  2. precedence rule
  3. precedence rules
  4. precedences
  5. precedencies
  6. precedency
  7. precedent
  8. precedental
  9. precedentary
  10. precedented
  11. precedential

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Adapted from Wiktionary: precedency (page history and authors); precedency (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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