anteriority

Definition of Anteriority in English :

1. anteriority

the quality of being in front or (in lower animals) toward the head

preceding in time

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Anteriority

adjective

1.

situated at or towards the front

2.

earlier in time

3. zoology

of or near the head end

4. botany

(of part of a flower or leaf) situated farthest away from the main stem

adjective

1.

at or toward the front; forward; specif., ventral

adj.

1. Placed before or in front.

2. Occurring before in time; earlier.

3. Anatomy

a. Located near or toward the head in lower animals.

b. Located on or near the front of the body in higher animals.

c. Located on or near the front of an organ or on the ventral surface of the body in humans.

4. Botany In front of and facing away from the axis or stem.