( n. )
The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
( n. )
The act or state of going or being before in rank or dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of commoners.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012