different between priority vs anteriority

English

Etymology

From Old French priorite, from Latin prioritas.

Morphologically prior +? -ity

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p?a?????ti/
• (General American) enPR: pr?-ôr??-t?, IPA^(key): /p?a??????ti/
• Rhymes: -???ti
• Hyphenation: pri?or?i?ty

Noun

priority (countable and uncountable, plural priorities)

1. An item's relative importance.

2. A goal of a person or an organisation.

3. The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
4. (taxonomy, of a name) A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
5. (obsolete) Precedence; superior rank.
6. (transport) right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users

Synonyms

• (state of being prior): See Thesaurus:anteriority
• (superior rank): dignity, eminence, seniority, superiority

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

From Middle French antériorité, from Late Latin anterioritas, corresponding to anterior +? -ity

Noun

anteriority (countable and uncountable, plural anteriorities)

1. The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in situation; priority.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:anteriority

Translations