priority
1. [ noun ] status established in order of importance or urgency
Synonyms: precedence precedency
Examples:

: "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals" "national independence takes priority over class struggle"

Related terms: high_status back_burner front_burner prioritize
2. [ noun ] preceding in time
Synonyms: antecedency anteriority precedence precedency antecedence
Related terms: posteriority earliness predate prioritize
Similar spelling:   prioritize
  prioritise
  pro_rata
  pruritus