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P0062200 (păr′ə-mount′)adj.1. Of chief concern or importance: "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union" (Abraham Lincoln).2. Highest in rank, power, or authority: the paramount leader of the nation.n. One that has the highest rank, power, or authority.
[Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per in Indo-European roots) + amont, above, upward; see amount.]
par′a·mount′cy n.par′a·mount′ly adv.