[pri-seed] 
verb, -ced⋅ed, -ced⋅ing, noun | 1. | to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time. |
| 2. | to introduce by something preliminary; preface: to precede one's statement with a qualification. |
| 3. | to go or come before. |
| 4. | Journalism. copy printed at the beginning of a news story presenting late bulletins, editorial notes, or prefatory remarks. |
