Precedence may refer to:

Message precedence of military communications traffic Order of precedence, the ceremonial hierarchy within a nation or state Precedence (mathematics) for defining the order of operations in a computation Precedence Entertainment, a defunct American game publisher Precedence (solitaire), a solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards Precedence, a brand of SPECT/CT scanner manufactured by Philips

See also Precedent, a legal case establishing a principle to be adhered to in subsequent rulings