different between precedence vs foredeal

English

Etymology

From Middle French précédence (“the state of preceding, anteriority”).

Morphologically precede +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??s?d(?)ns/, /p???si?d(?)ns/, /?p?i?s?d(?)ns/

Noun

precedence (countable and uncountable, plural precedences)

1. The state of preceding in importance or priority.
2. Precedent.

Synonyms

• (state of preceding): See Thesaurus:anteriority

Derived terms

• order of precedence

Translations

Usage notes

• The more important entity is said to take precedence over (or, in older texts, take precedence of) the less important.

English

Alternative forms

• fordele, fordeal, fordeale
• forthdeal (erroneous)
• fordell, fordel (Scotland)

Etymology

From earlier fordele, from Middle English foredel, foredele. Equivalent to fore- +? deal. Compare Saterland Frisian Foardeel (“advantage, gain, benefit, profit”), Dutch voordeel, Low German fortel, German Vorteil (“advantage”), Danish fordel, Swedish fördel. More at fore-, deal.

Noun

foredeal (plural foredeals)

1. An advantage; benefit; profit.
   • 1527, Brewer, Brodie, Gairdner, Letters and papers, foreign and domestic, of the reign of Henry VIII:

     [...] and at a great foredeal already; [and as for] such foredeal that they despair not of the...a deal, but that through the help of God, [our Grace and] other good ministers, these personages which [shall be now] sent shall undoubtedly conclude [...]

   • 1889, Sir thomas Mallory, La morte d'Arthure: The history of King Arthur and of the Knights

     And thus the battaile was great, and oftentimes that one partie was at a foredele and anon at an afterdele, which endured long.
2. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) The first place; lead; precedence; preference.
3. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) Progress; advancement.

Verb

foredeal (third-person singular simple present foredeals, present participle foredealing, simple past and past participle foredealed)

1. (Britain dialectal, Scotland) To store; lay past; keep in reserve; hoard.

Antonyms

• afterdeal (also afterdele)

Anagrams

• forelead, freeload, fœderal, loafered