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Primacy

//ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc. uncountable, usually

    "The court affirmed the primacy of federal law."

  2. 2
    the state of being first in importance wordnet
  3. 3
    Excellence; supremacy. archaic, uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church. uncountable, usually

    "Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, emphasized the many areas of agreement between Pope Francis and himself in response to the social concerns of the day."

  5. 5
    The office or dignity of an archbishop. uncountable, usually

Etymology

From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), from Latin primas plus a suffix corresponding to -acy. By surface analysis, prime + -acy.

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