priority
Pronunciation: /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪti/
The English word “priority” has 6 meanings listed here.
noun
- An item's relative importance.
- A goal of a person or an organisation.
- The quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior.
- A superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date.
- Precedence; superior rank.
- Right of way; The right to pass (an intersection) before other road users.
Etymology
From Old French priorite, from Latin priōritās. Surface analysis: prior + -ity.
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