first-come-first-served principle
1first come, first served — Cf. late 13th cent. Fr. qui ainçois vient au molin ainçois doit moldre, he who comes first to the mill may grind first. c 1390 CHAUCER Wife of Bath’s Prologue 1. 389 Whoso that first to mille comth, first grynt. 1548 H. BRINKELOW Complaint of… …
2first-come-first-served — adjective Describing a process of dealing with people using the principle first come, first served . Effective March 30, 2006, the State of Virginia no longer follows their “first come, first served” policy regarding allocation of multiple child… …
3first — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 a earliest in time or order. b coming next after a specified or implied time (shall take the first train; the first cuckoo). 2 foremost in position, rank, or importance (First Lord of the Treasury; first mate). 3 Mus.… …
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