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 [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

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 He saw this as a challenge to his primacy.

Translations

primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] N → primacía f

primacy [ˈpraɪməsi] (formal) n → primauté f

primacy

n

(= supremacy) → Vorrang m; (= position) → Vorrangstellung f

(Eccl) → Primat nt or m

primacy [ˈpraɪməsɪ] n (frm) → supprema importanza