anteriority Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head
  2. noun preceding in time
    antecedency; precedence; priority; antecedence; precedency.

WordNet

An*te`ri*or"i*ty noun
Etymology
LL. anterioritas.
Definitions
  1. The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority. Pope.

Webster 1913