priority

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Something that is more important than other things and needs attention first.

   Getting a good night's sleep before the exam was her top priority.

2. 2
   noun

   The state of being treated as more important than something else.

   Emergency cases are given priority in the hospital.

From Old French priorite, from Latin priōritās. Surface analysis: prior + -ity.

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