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primacy |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Primacy \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: primacy n : the state of being first in importance
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