Priority Definition

prī-ôrĭ-tē, -ŏr-

priorities

noun

priorities

The fact or condition of being prior; precedence in time, order, importance, etc.

Webster's New World

A right to precedence over others in obtaining, buying, or doing something.

Webster's New World

An authoritative rating that establishes such precedence.

American Heritage

An order granting this, as in an emergency.

Webster's New World

A preceding or coming earlier in time.

American Heritage

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Other Word Forms of Priority

Singular:

priority

Plural:

Middle English priorite from Old French from Medieval Latin priōritās from Latin prior first prior²

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French priorite, from Latin prioritas.

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