Synonym: antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedence, precedency. Similar words: prior, prior to, minority, authority, warrior, interior, laboriously, favorite. Meaning: [praɪ'ɔrətɪ /praɪ'ɒr-] 
n. 1. status established in order of importance or urgency 2. preceding in time.
n. 1. status established in order of importance or urgency 2. preceding in time. 181. This week Mr Prodi said a new electoral law was an " absolute priority ".
More similar words: prior, prior to, minority, authority, warrior, interior, laboriously, favorite, security, celebrity, popularity, similarity, senior, junior, riot, behavior, period, behavioral, various, curious, scenario, centurion, origin, mysterious, horizon, historic, major in, prime, prize, price.