(n.) Priority in rank or time\.

accent accomplishment antecedence antecedency antedate antedating anteposition anteriority anticipation ascendancy authority caste class concern concernment condition consequence consequentiality consideration deanship earlier state earliness echelon eminence emphasis excellence favor footing foregoing front greatness heading hierarchy high order high rank import importance incomparability influence influentialness inimitability interest le pas lead leading majority mark materiality merit moment note one-upmanship order paramountcy past time place position power structure precedency preceding precession precursor predating predominance predomination preeminence preexistence preference preponderance prepotence prepotency prerogative pressure prestige primacy priority privilege prominence rank rate rating right-of-way self-importance seniority significance skill sphere stage standing station stature status status quo ante stress success superiority supremacy the lead transcendence transcendency value van virtuosity weight weightiness worth