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Webster 1913 Edition

Paramount

Par′a-mount

,
Adj.
[OF.
par amont
above;
par
through, by (L.
per
) +
amont
above. See
Amount
.]
Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent;
as, a
paramount
duty
.
“A traitor paramount.”
Bacon.
Lady paramount
(Archery)
,
the lady making the best score.
–
Lord paramount
,
the king.
Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.

Par′a-mount

,
Noun.
The highest or chief.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition

Paramount

PAR'AMOUNT

, a.
1.
Superior to all others; possessing the highest title or jurisdiction; as lord paramount, the chief lord of the fee, or of lands, tenements and hereditaments. In England, the king is lord paramount, of whom all the land in the kingdom is supposed to be held. But in some cases the lord of several manors is called the lord paramount.
2.
Eminent; of the highest order.
3.
Superior to all others; as, private interest is usually paramount to all other considerations.

PAR'AMOUNT

,
Noun.
The chief; the highest in rank or order.

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