Precellence

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

  Precellence \Pre*cel"lence\, Precellency \Pre*cel"len*cy\, n.
     [L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to
     excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence.]
     Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] --Sheldon.
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