Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Precedence
n. 1. The act or state of going before; esp., the order or priority in place or time observed by or for persons of different statuses (such as political dignitaries) on the basis of rank during ceremonial events. 2. The order in which persons may claim the right to administer an intestate's estate. 9 The traditional order is (1) surviving spouse, (2) next of kin, (3) creditors, and (4) public administrator.
patent of precedence
Hist. A royal grant to barristers that the Crown wished to honor by conferring such rank and preaudience as assigned in the grant.