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primacy

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pri·ma·cy  (prm-s)
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 prmtia, office of church primate, from Latin prms, prmt-, of first rank; see primate.]

primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ]
n pl -cies
1. the state of being first in rank, grade, etc.
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.primacy - the state of being first in importance
grandness, importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance"

primacy
noun supremacy, leadership, command, dominance, superiority, dominion, ascendancy, pre-eminence He saw this as a challenge to his primacy.
Translations
primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] Nprimacía f
primacy [ˈpraɪməsi] (formal) nprimauté f
primacy
n
(= supremacy)Vorrang m; (= position)Vorrangstellung f
(Eccl) → Primat nt or m
primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] n (frm) → supprema importanza
primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] n (frm) → supprema importanza


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In dim ways he recognised in man the animal that had fought itself to primacy over the other animals of the Wild.
Primitive man was a combinative beast, and because of it he rose to primacy over all the animals.
 
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