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priority

pri.or.i.ty \pri--'o.r-*t-e-, -'a:r-\ n 1a1: the quality or state of being 
   prior  1a2: precedence in date or position of publication - used of taxa  
   1b1: superiority in rank, position, or privilege  1b2: legal precedence in 
   exercise of rights over the same subject matter  2: a preferential rating; 
   esp : one that allocates rights to goods  and services usu. in limited 
   supply 3: something meriting prior attention