n. [ Cf. F. priorité. See Prior, a. ] 1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time, or of preceding something else; as, priority of application. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Precedence; superior rank. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Priority of debts, a superior claim to payment, or a claim to payment before others. [ 1913 Webster ]