Precedence (8)
I believe the answer is:
priority
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">precedence</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that precedence can be written as priority)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for priority that I've seen before include "Something regarded as more important than others" , "The right to go first" , "preferential treatment" , "Status establishing relative importance or urgency" , "First concern" .)