Precede

pre-sed', v.t. to go before in time, rank, or importance. [Fr P* eccder— L. preecedo — prat, before, cedo, go. See Cede,] Precedence, pre-sed'ens, Precedency, pre-sgd'- en-si, n. the act of going before in time priority: the state of being before in rank, or the place of honour: the foremost place in ceremony. [Fr —L