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primacy

[ prahy-muh-see ]

noun

plural primacies
  1. the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
  2. Also called primateship. English Ecclesiastics. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
  3. 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

/ ˈɪəɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being first in rank, grade, etc
  2. Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of primacy1

1350–1400; Middle English primacie < Medieval Latin īپ, alteration of Latin īٳܲ ( ī ( us ) prime + -ٳܲ -ate 3 ); -y 3
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Badenoch also said Nato must have "primacy" when it came to European security - her final test.

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Criticising EU asylum rules as as "recognisably dysfunctional", he said Germany should now "exercise its right to the primacy of national law".

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Christian nationalism holds that the United States was founded as a Christian nation and that Christianity should have primacy in government and law.

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But those who know and have observed Harris anticipate a more modern outlook that embraces multilaterialsm even as it acknowledges the primacy of the U.S. role on the global stage.

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Given the primacy of food, food technologies help shape society.

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