An item's relative importance. / A goal of a person or an organisation. / The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.

plural of priority

(informal) An expression, chiefly unfriendly, remarking disagreement with someone else's order of priorities; that someone takes the wrong action compared to something else, or in the wrong order. Get your priorities straight.

(uncountable) Relatively highest importance. / (countable) Item of highest importance.

Alternative form of top-priority

Of the highest level of importance / To be done before doing anything else.

plural of priority seat

A seat on public transport reserved for use by people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women and others in need.

(theology) The hypothesis that the Gospel of Mark was the first-written of the three Synoptic Gospels and was used as a source by the other two (Matthew and Luke).

Alternative form of Marcan priority