Precede

pre-sed', v. To go before in place, time, rank, or importance. [OF. preceder, L. prsecedere, fr. prse and cedere. to go.] — Precedence, -sed'ens, -ency, -en-sY, n. Act or state of being precedent; priority in position, rank, or time; state of going or being before in rank, dignity, etc. [OF. precedence.] — Precedent, -sed'ent, a. Going before anterior; preceding; antecedent. [OF.] — Precedent, pres'- e-dent, n. Something done or said that may serve as an example to authorize a subsequent act of the like kind; a preceding circumstance or condition; prognostic. — Prec'edented, a. Having a precedent. PTeces's ion. -sesh'un, v. Act of going before, or forward. — Prece ion of the equinoxes. (Astron.) The slow, backward motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic. — Preces's ional, a. Pert, to, etc.