سَابِقَةٌ
Root: سبق
Full Definition
سَابِقَةٌ
[fem. of سَابِقٌ, q. v.: and also a subst. formed from the latter by the affix ة, signifying Priority, or precedence]. One says, لَهُ سَابِقَةٌ فِى
هٰذَا الأَمْرِ [To him belongs priority, or precedence, in this affair,] when he has preceded the [other] people [in betaking, or applying, himself] to the affair: like as you say, لَهُ سَبْقٌ [mentioned above: see 1].
2 [Also, as used by physicians, A predisposition to disease.]
2 [Also, as used by physicians, A predisposition to disease.]