priority [ pri·o·ri·ty ]
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Noun (priorities)
1. The fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others.
the safety of the country takes priority over any other matter
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2. A thing that is regarded as more important than others.
playing football wasn't high on my list of priorities
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3. The right to proceed before other traffic.
priority is given to traffic already on the roundabout
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Origin
1. Late Middle English (denoting precedence in time or rank): from Old French priorite, from medieval Latin prioritas, from Latin prior ‘former’ (see prior).

