PRIMACY Definition & Meaning

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primacy

[prahy-muh-see]

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noun

plural

primacies

the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
Also called primateship.��English Ecclesiastics.��the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
Roman Catholic Church.��the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.

primacy

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə��ɪ /

noun

the state of being first in rank, grade, etc
Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of primacy¹

1350–1400; Middle English primacie < Medieval Latin ��ī��پ��, alteration of Latin ��ī��ٳܲ� ( ��ī�� ( us ) prime + -��ٳܲ� -ate ³ ); -y ³

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However, Kidron said her amendment "does not challenge the primacy of the Commons" and pushed ahead.

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The Court is the pinnacle and provider of Republican political primacy; its legitimacy requires the public to believe delusions about impartiality while the justices act politically.

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I don't think it's hyperbole to say that Kohli has done more to maintain the primacy of Test cricket than any other player in the modern era.

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And having lived under the conditions of a tyrannical government, the authors of the Bill of Rights understood the primacy of free speech.

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Maine is defending the primacy of local control as well as its state law — which is grounded in pro-LGBTQ+ policy.

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