being ancient, antique or old, preceding, limitation of time after which no punishment is awarded

Giving precedence (to), preferring, putting before, precedence, performance, presentation, priority, putting one before another

priority, precedence (in time, order or rank), pre-eminence

to give precedence (to), to send forward, to put before, to prepare, to perform

(law) presenting one claim first among many others

leading the way because of being a noble and an elder

before time

vanguard of an army

advance money (in accounts), estimate, preface, foreword, presentation

vagueness in expression, the use of a word which means something else to the poet but gives a different meaning to the palace

precaution, forearming, prevention (in advance), a preventive measure

what has gone before or stated above, what is past

right of pre-emption