antecedence

[ an-tuh-seed-ns ]

noun

1. the act of going before; precedence.
2. priority.
3. Astronomy. (of a planet) apparent retrograde motion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of antecedence¹

First recorded in 1525–35; antecede + -ence

Example Sentences

He added: "It is apparent from your antecedence you are a misogynist and take pleasure in other people's misery."

From BBC

Other presentations also considered the slippery issue of authorship when antecedence, originality and context are in question.

From The Guardian

In both cases we believe that the results are due to the operation of natural laws, that is to say, can, with adequate knowledge, be described in terms of antecedence and sequence.

From Project Gutenberg

We might wish, perhaps, to consider as characteristic of this absolute antecedence the establishment of the authority without which teaching, properly so called, cannot begin.

From Project Gutenberg

In the third place, the liberty here affirmed belongs equally to every instance of stated antecedence and sequence.

From Project Gutenberg