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supremity Now rare.|s(j)uːˈprɛmɪtɪ|
[ad. late L. suprēmitās, -tātem, f. suprēmus supreme: see -ity. Cf. OF. supremite.]
1. = supremacy 1. ? Obs.
1538in Lett. Suppr. Monast. (Camden) 186 The Welsh rudenes decreasynge, Christian cyvilitye maye be introduced to the famous renowne of the kynges supremytye. 1540–1Elyot Image Gov. (1549) 146 Whether theyr natures were obstinate or proude, aspiryng vnto supremitee. a1548Hall Chron., Rich. III, 51 Victorie and supremitie ouer his enemies. a1661Fuller Worthies (1662) i. vi. 19 The Pope (whose Supremity he [sc. Henry VIII] had suppressed in his Dominions). 1716–20Lett. Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 292 You here stand fair for the Supremity; for Men in their Dotage generally yield an implicite Obedience to their Wives.
2. = supremacy 2.
1882W. Sharp Rossetti viii. 408 Such sonnets..and others of like supremity.
†3. = supreme n. 4. Obs.
1584B. R. tr. Herodotus i. 57 In the top or supremity of the highest turret is another Chappell. |