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primacy

Pronunciation: /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/

The English word “primacy” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.
  2. Excellence; supremacy.
  3. The office, rank, or character of a primate (chief ecclesiastical dignity in a church).
  4. The office or dignity of an archbishop.

Etymology

From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), from Latin primas plus a suffix corresponding to -acy. By surface analysis, prime + -acy.

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