An′te‐ced″ence (�), n. 1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. H. Spenser.
2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west; retrogradation.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.