antecedencyn.

Brit.

/ˌantᵻˈsiːd(ə)nsi/,

/ˈantᵻsiːd(ə)nsi/, U.S.

/ˌæn(t)əˈsid(ə)nsi/

Forms: 1500s–1600s antecedencie, 1600s– antecedency.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin antecēdentia.

Etymology: < classical Latin antecēdentia antecedence n.; compare -y suffix³, -ency suffix. Compare earlier antecedence n.

1. Precedence in time or order; (occasionally) an instance of this; = antecedence n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun]

priority?a1475

prevention1544

earliness1575

foregoinga1586

foreness1587

formerness1587

antecedency1598

anteriority1599

precedence1605

pregression1623

antecedencea1626

antecession1629

precedency1634

beforeness1635

earlierness1674

previousness1677

precursorship1856

anteriornessa1866

precession1898

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Antecedencie, precedencie, superioritie.

a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Ephes. (1866) 32 An antecedency of faith before the act of electing.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iv. 16 A fallacious illation in reference unto antecedencie or consequencie.

1719 S. Mather Disc. conc. Godhead of Holy Ghost i. 24 This personal Priority does not imply a Superiority of Essence, or Antecedency in Time.

1747 J. Mills Vindic. Gospel-truth 46 In either of these Views..an Antecedency is supposed, that is repugnant to the Scripture, which dates their Existence, not before, but after Conversion.

1819 W. B. Collyer Lect. Script. Duties ix. 248 If we have given the masters the priority of admonition, it is from a conviction that their rank in society, conferring upon them a legitimate antecedency, entitles them to this moral distinction.

1822 T. Brown Inq. Relation Cause & Effect i. iii. 33 In our mental command over our bodily organs, we are supposed to exercise a power, that is different..from the antecedencies which we trace in the external universe.

1874 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 245 Those who believe in the antecedency of ideas to words.

1916 in D. G. Mason Art of Music VIII. xii. 389 In every way it [sc. Strauss's ‘Macbeth’] shows its antecedency. It is generally the weakest and least mature of the eight [symphonic poems].

1994 R. Hellenga Sixteen Pleasures xiii. 211 It is also necessary in case of impotentia coeundi to establish the antecedency of the impotence, for impotence that develops after a marriage has been contracted does not constitute a true impediment and the marriage remains valid.

†2. A movement back to a former position. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [noun]

gain-turning1340

reversion1547

regression1583

unmaking1587

retrogradation1638

repedation1646

metathesis1653

recommencement1655

antecedency1656

remutation1692

reconversion1759

relapsing1772

recurrence1789

revertal1824

switcheroo1933

1656 N. Hardy First Epist. John: 1st Pt. (i. 8-10) 236 Some suddain emanations of the will as regenerate, antecedencies to the conflicts and lustings of the will as corrupt.

3. An antecedent condition or state; a past event or achievement. Usually in plural. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > antecedent or precursor > antecedents

antecedencya1682

a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 55 Many things happen, not likely to ensue from any promises of Antecedencies.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxxv. 348 Most of thy reflections..are fitter to come in as after-reflections, than as antecedencies.

1790 F. Greville Reflection Postscr. 200 The friend attended to, as the rest, who would look after it, or its consequences or antecedencies?

1859 Brit. Controversialist 3rd Ser. 1 55 Long détours, reaching so far away into the antecedencies of Prussia, and..placing before us the onward marching of a great people.

1901 Impressions June 49 Romantic schools of literature have flourished in every age and nation. If not particularly prevailing in our own, it is because our antecedencies..are deemed too commonplace for the halo of romance to surround them with its luster.

1935 Ave Maria 5 Oct. 440/1 The secular press is quite meticulous in giving the scholastic antecedencies of these young ladies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	antecedency
释义	antecedencyn. Brit. /ˌantᵻˈsiːd(ə)nsi/, /ˈantᵻsiːd(ə)nsi/, U.S. /ˌæn(t)əˈsid(ə)nsi/ Forms: 1500s–1600s antecedencie, 1600s– antecedency. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin antecēdentia. Etymology: < classical Latin antecēdentia antecedence n.; compare -y suffix³, -ency suffix. Compare earlier antecedence n. 1. Precedence in time or order; (occasionally) an instance of this; = antecedence n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] priority?a1475 prevention1544 earliness1575 foregoinga1586 foreness1587 formerness1587 antecedency1598 anteriority1599 precedence1605 pregression1623 antecedencea1626 antecession1629 precedency1634 beforeness1635 earlierness1674 previousness1677 precursorship1856 anteriornessa1866 precession1898 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Antecedencie, precedencie, superioritie. a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Ephes. (1866) 32 An antecedency of faith before the act of electing. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica i. iv. 16 A fallacious illation in reference unto antecedencie or consequencie. View more context for this quotation 1719 S. Mather Disc. conc. Godhead of Holy Ghost i. 24 This personal Priority does not imply a Superiority of Essence, or Antecedency in Time. 1747 J. Mills Vindic. Gospel-truth 46 In either of these Views..an Antecedency is supposed, that is repugnant to the Scripture, which dates their Existence, not before, but after Conversion. 1819 W. B. Collyer Lect. Script. Duties ix. 248 If we have given the masters the priority of admonition, it is from a conviction that their rank in society, conferring upon them a legitimate antecedency, entitles them to this moral distinction. 1822 T. Brown Inq. Relation Cause & Effect i. iii. 33 In our mental command over our bodily organs, we are supposed to exercise a power, that is different..from the antecedencies which we trace in the external universe. 1874 W. D. Whitney Oriental & Ling. Stud. 245 Those who believe in the antecedency of ideas to words. 1916 in D. G. Mason Art of Music VIII. xii. 389 In every way it [sc. Strauss's ‘Macbeth’] shows its antecedency. It is generally the weakest and least mature of the eight [symphonic poems]. 1994 R. Hellenga Sixteen Pleasures xiii. 211 It is also necessary in case of impotentia coeundi to establish the antecedency of the impotence, for impotence that develops after a marriage has been contracted does not constitute a true impediment and the marriage remains valid. †2. A movement back to a former position. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [noun] gain-turning1340 reversion1547 regression1583 unmaking1587 retrogradation1638 repedation1646 metathesis1653 recommencement1655 antecedency1656 remutation1692 reconversion1759 relapsing1772 recurrence1789 revertal1824 switcheroo1933 1656 N. Hardy First Epist. John: 1st Pt. (i. 8-10) 236 Some suddain emanations of the will as regenerate, antecedencies to the conflicts and lustings of the will as corrupt. 3. An antecedent condition or state; a past event or achievement. Usually in plural. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > antecedence or being earlier > [noun] > antecedent or precursor > antecedents antecedencya1682 a1682 Sir T. Browne Christian Morals (1716) ii. 55 Many things happen, not likely to ensue from any promises of Antecedencies. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa III. lxxv. 348 Most of thy reflections..are fitter to come in as after-reflections, than as antecedencies. 1790 F. Greville Reflection Postscr. 200 The friend attended to, as the rest, who would look after it, or its consequences or antecedencies? 1859 Brit. Controversialist 3rd Ser. 1 55 Long détours, reaching so far away into the antecedencies of Prussia, and..placing before us the onward marching of a great people. 1901 Impressions June 49 Romantic schools of literature have flourished in every age and nation. If not particularly prevailing in our own, it is because our antecedencies..are deemed too commonplace for the halo of romance to surround them with its luster. 1935 Ave Maria 5 Oct. 440/1 The secular press is quite meticulous in giving the scholastic antecedencies of these young ladies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1598
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