paramountcy

par·a·mount

 (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.

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[Anglo-Norman paramont, above : par, by (from Latin per; see per in Indo-European roots) + amont, above, upward; see amount.]

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par′a·mount′cy n.

par′a·mount′ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

paramountcy - the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority dominion, rule - dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

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paramountcy

noun

The condition or fact of being dominant:

ascendance, ascendancy, dominance, domination, predominance, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, prepotency, supremacy.

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Translations

paramountcy

n → größte Bedeutung

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