of, having the nature of, or serving as a precedent
2.
having precedence; preliminary
precedential in American English
(ˌpresɪˈdenʃəl)
adjective
1.
of the nature of or constituting a precedent
2.
having precedence
Word origin
[1635–45; precedent + -ial]This word is first recorded in the period 1635–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: federal, focus, gradient, linear, naturalism
Examples of 'precedential' in a sentence
precedential
Other judges have tried their hand at precedential rhyme.