precedent
1pre·ce·dent
adj \pri-ˈsē-dənt, ˈpre-sə-dənt\Definition of PRECEDENT
: prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance
Examples of PRECEDENT
- <behavior that may be explained by a precedent event in her troubled life>
Origin of PRECEDENT
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin praecedent-, praecedens, present participle of praecedere (see precede)
First Known Use: 15th century
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