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Anteriority (Noun)

The quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Preceding in time.

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

The priority of the earlier patent was established through the principle of anteriority, which held that the first invention in time took precedence.
The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff, citing the anteriority of their claim as the decisive factor in the case.
The researchers established the anteriority of the ancient civilization through a combination of archaeological evidence and radiocarbon dating.
The doctrine of anteriority holds that a prior right or claim established before a subsequent event or action takes precedence over any conflicting claims.
The artist's use of a similar technique in their earlier work demonstrated their anteriority over their later- established competitors.