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Webster 1913 Edition
Primacy
Pri′ma-cy
,Noun.
[LL. ]
primatia
, fr. L. primas
, -atis
, one of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus
first: cf. F. primatie
. See Prime
, Adj.
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 EnglandWebster 1828 Edition
Primacy
PRI'MACY
,Noun.
1.
The chief ecclesiastical station or dignity; the office or dignity of an archbishop.2.
Excellency; supremacy.Definition 2024
primacy
primacy
English
Noun
primacy (usually uncountable, plural primacies)
- The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.
- 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.
Translations
the state or condition of being prime or first
the office, rank, or character of a primate