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

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