About The Word Primacy
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Primacy
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What's The Definition Of Primacy?
[n] the state of being first in importance
Synonyms | Synonyms for Primacy: Related Terms | Find terms related to Primacy: See Also | grandness | importance Primacy In Webster's Dictionary \Pri"ma*cy\, n. [LL. primatia, fr. L. primas, -atis, one
of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus first: cf. F.
primatie. See {Prime}, a.]
1. The state or condition of being prime or first, as in
time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.
[R.] --De Quincey.
2. The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief
ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church;
the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of
England.
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