Prī-ŏr'i-ty, n.

n. [Fr. priorité, Pr. prioritat, Sp. prioridad, Pg. prioridade, It. priorità. See PRIOR, a.] The state of being antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of birth.

Priority of debts, a superior claim to payment, or to payment before others.

Synonyms—Antecedence; precedence; pre-eminence; preference.