olemus
(1) esimus, ettejõudmus
Wiktionary:
3. the quality of being earlier or coming first compared to another thing; the state of being prior
4. (taxonomy, of a name) a superior claim to use by virtue of being validly published at an earlier date
näiteid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_priority

(2a) eelisõigus
Merriam-Webster:
b(1): superiority in rank, position, or privilege
b(2): legal precedence in exercise of rights over the same subject matter
näiteid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subordination_(finance)

(2b) tähtsusaste
Wiktionary:
1. an item's relative importance
näiteid:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priority_level

vt ka
- prioriteetima