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Webster 1913 Edition
Paramount
Par′a-mount
,Adj.
Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preëminent;
“A traitor paramount.” as, a
. paramount
dutyBacon.
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.
Definition 2024
paramount
paramount
English
Adjective
paramount (not comparable)
- Supreme; highest; chief.
- Francis Bacon
- A traitor paramount.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 20, in The China Governess:
- The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. […] The second note, the high alarum, not so familiar and always important since it indicates the paramount sin in Man's private calendar, took most of them by surprise although they had been well prepared.
- Francis Bacon
- Of the highest importance.
- Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount.
Synonyms
Translations
supreme
of the highest importance
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