primacy

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.

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[Middle English primacie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prmtia, office of church primate, from Latin prms, prmt-, of first rank; see primate.]

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primacy

Noun

pl -cies

1. the state of being first in rank, grade, or order

2. Christianity the office of an archbishop

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

primacy - the state of being first in importance grandness, importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance"

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primacy

noun supremacy, leadership, command, dominance, superiority, dominion, ascendancy, pre-eminence

Translations

primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] n → primacía

primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] n (supremacy) → Vorrang m;

(position) → Vorrangstellung f

primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] n → primato