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primacy
[ prahy-muh-see ]
noun
- the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
- Also called primateship. English Ecclesiastics. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
- Roman Catholic Church. the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.
primacy
/ ˈɪəɪ /
noun
- the state of being first in rank, grade, etc
- Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
And having lived under the conditions of a tyrannical government, the authors of the Bill of Rights understood the primacy of free speech.
Maine is defending the primacy of local control as well as its state law — which is grounded in pro-LGBTQ+ policy.
Badenoch also said Nato must have "primacy" when it came to European security - her final test.
Criticising EU asylum rules as as "recognisably dysfunctional", he said Germany should now "exercise its right to the primacy of national law".
Christian nationalism holds that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and that Christianity should have primacy in government and law.
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