precedence
precedence
subs.
P. πρωτεῖον, τό, or pl., P. and V. πρεσβεῖα, τά.
Take precedence, v.: P. πρωτεύειν, P. and V. πρεσβεύεσθαι (Plat.).
Yield precedence to, v.: Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰχωρεῖν (dat.), V. ἐκχωρεῖν (dat.).
subs.
P. πρωτεῖον, τό, or pl., P. and V. πρεσβεῖα, τά.
Take precedence, v.: P. πρωτεύειν, P. and V. πρεσβεύεσθαι (Plat.).
Yield precedence to, v.: Ar. and P. πᾰρᾰχωρεῖν (dat.), V. ἐκχωρεῖν (dat.).
PRECEDENCE
prior locus; praecedendi praeeundi jus. To have the precedence of anybody loco or dignitate priorem esse aliquo; antecellere alicui: to give anybody the precedence priore loco ire aliquem sinere.
prior locus; praecedendi praeeundi jus. To have the precedence of anybody loco or dignitate priorem esse aliquo; antecellere alicui: to give anybody the precedence priore loco ire aliquem sinere.
precedence: Phr.: to give any one the p. (acknowledging inferiority), cedere alicui, Cic. Br. 6, 22 (c. fascesque submittere); by yielding the pathway, decedere, Cic. Sen. 18, 63: entitled to take the p. (of other matters), antiquior, antiquissimus, Vell. 2, 52: Cic. Att. 10, 8: to give the p. to one matter over another, alicui rei praeverti, Caes. B. G. 7, 33: this among the Numidians denotes p., hoc apud Numidas honori ducitur, Sall. Jug. 11, med.: the two were disputing about the p., *ambigebant inter se utri dignitatis prior locus deferretur: this magistrate takes the p. of all the rest, *hujus magistratus dignitas potior est (ceteris) omnibus.