Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding.
The previous version.
A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
An established habit or custom.
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
To provide precedents for.
To be a precedent for.
Being the first in time or in history.
Of greatest importance; primary.
Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.
To take part in primal therapy.
A primal cut (of meat).