PRIOR'ITY, noun The state of being antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as priority of birth. The priority of Homer or Hesiod has been a subject of dispute. 1. Precedence in place or rank. Priority of debts, is a superior claim to payment, or to payment before others.
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