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primacy
pri·ma·cy P0556300 (prī′mə-sē)n. pl. pri·ma·cies 1. The state of being first or foremost.2. Ecclesiastical The office, rank, or province of primate.
[Middle English primacie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prīmātia, office of church primate, from Latin prīmās, prīmāt-, of first rank; see primate.]primacy (ˈpraɪməsɪ) n, pl -cies1. the state of being first in rank, grade, etc2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the popepri•ma•cy (ˈpraɪ mə si)
n., pl. -cies. 1. the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc. 2. the office, rank, or dignity of an ecclesiastical primate. 3. the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop. [1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin prīmātia, alter. of Latin prīmātus (prīm(us) prime] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | primacy - the state of being first in importancegrandness, importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance" |
primacynoun supremacy, leadership, command, dominance, superiority, dominion, ascendancy, pre-eminence He saw this as a challenge to his primacy.Translations
primacy
primacy Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope Primacy priority, preeminent role, predominance, supremacy, or highest precedence, for example, the primacy of production of the means of production over production of the means of consumption. primacy
pri·ma·cy (prī'mă-sē), The state of being primary, or foremost in rank or importance. [see primary] primacy
Synonyms for primacynoun supremacySynonyms- supremacy
- leadership
- command
- dominance
- superiority
- dominion
- ascendancy
- pre-eminence
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