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Noun: primacy  prI-mu-see
  1. The state of being first in importance
    "The company maintained its primacy in the tech industry"
     
  2. The office, rank, or character of a primate of a church
    "The Archbishop's primacy gave him authority over the entire province"

Derived forms: primacies

Type of: grandness, importance

Encyclopedia: Primacy