primacy

🇺🇸 /ˈpraɪməsi/ 🇬🇧 /ˈpraɪməsi/
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noun
R

being the most important or the first one

The company has achieved primacy in the market with its innovative products.

R

the highest position in a religious hierarchy

The archbishop holds the primacy in the diocese.

translation

n. being the most important or the first one; the highest position in a religious hierarchy

Word Forms

Plural primacies