Old French priorite (14th century), from Medieval Latin prioritatem (nominative...
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the condition of being prior; antecedence; precedence | the right of precedence over others | something given specified attention (17 of 420 words, 3 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciation)
the quality or state of being prior ; precedence in date or position of ... | a preferential rating ; especially, one that allocates rights to goods ... (26 of 187 words, 3 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
may refer to: Priorities, debut album by Bedfordshire based rock band, Don Broco | Priority date, a concept of establishing waiting times in the immigration process by United States Department of State | Priority level, the priority of emergency ... (37 of 178 words, 13 definitions)
[countable] something important that must be done first or needs more ... | [uncountable] the right to go before someone or something else, or to ... (24 of 172 words, 2 definitions, 10 usage examples, pronunciation)
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something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things (13 of 115 words, 6 usage examples, pronunciations)
the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others | a thing that is regarded as more important than others | [British] ... (25 of 93 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
the state or quality of being earlier in time, occurrence, etc. | the right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.; precedence. | the right ... (24 of 69 words, 5 definitions, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency. | An established right to precedence. | An authoritative rating that establishes ... (19 of 58 words, 5 definitions, pronunciation)
An item's relative importance. | A goal of a person or an organisation. | [taxonomy] A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date. (28 of 58 words, 3 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
the fact or condition of being prior; precedence in time, order, importance, etc. | a right to precedence over others in obtaining, buying, or doing ... (24 of 52 words, 3 definitions, pronunciation)
the state of having most importance or urgency | somebody or something that is ranked highly in terms of importance or urgency | the right to be ... (25 of 72 words, 4 definitions, pronunciation)
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First use: late 14th century
Origin: Old French priorite (14th century), from Medieval Latin prioritatem (nominative prioritas) "fact or condition of being prior", ... (20 of 26 etymology words)
Origin: late Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin ... (19 of 23 etymology words)
Origin: Middle English priorite, from Old French, from Medieval Latin priōritās, from Latin prior, first; see "prior" [entry 2].
Origin: Middle English priorite from Medieval Latin prioritas
Origin: Old French priorite, from Latin prioritas.
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