antecedency

noun

an·​te·​ced·​en·​cy

-ᵊnsē,

-si

plural -es

1

: the condition of being antecedent : priority

2

antecedencies plural : antecedent events

Word History

Etymology

Latin antecedentia, neuter plural of antecedent-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before

First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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