1. (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

• precedence
• precedency

1. (noun) the motion of a spinning body (as a top) in which it wobbles so that the axis of rotation sweeps out a cone

• motion

2. (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

• activity

1. (noun) the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)

• antecede
• antedate
• forego
• forgo
• precede
• predate
• come before
• come before
• precede
• precede
• lead
• precede
• precede
• predate
• precedent
• precedent