precedential

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

precedential
    adj 1: having precedence (especially because of longer service);
           "precedential treatment for senior members of the firm"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Precedential \Prec`e*den"tial\, a.
   Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for
   imitation; as, precedential transactions.
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         All their actions in that time are not precedential to
         warrant posterity.                       --Fuller.
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