antecedency
noun
an·te·ced·en·cy
-ᵊnsē,
-si
plural -es
1
: the condition of being antecedent : priority
2
antecedencies plural : antecedent events
Word History
Etymology
Latin antecedentia, neuter plural of antecedent-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before
First Known Use
1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1