Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.

present participle of precede

Precedence; superiority. / (obsolete) The fact of serving as a precedent.

(transitive) To go before, go in front of. / (transitive) To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce. / (transitive) To have higher rank than (someone or something else).

Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay)

plural of precedence

(rare, chiefly law) Having a precedent; not novel

(rare) simple past tense and past participle of precedent

simple past tense and past participle of precede

plural of precedent