[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

precedent \preced"ent\, a. l. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of
   praecedere: cf. f. pr'ec'edent. see precede.
   going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent
   services. --shak. "a precedent injury." --bacon.
   1913 webster

   condition precedent law, a condition which precede the
      vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.
      1913 webster
see also:
precede condition precedent 

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Precedent, definition of term: Precedent
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