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English
Etymology
From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), from Latin primas plus a suffix corresponding to -acy.
Pronunciation
Noun
primacy (usually uncountable, plural primacies)
- The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.
December 25 2016, Amruta Patil, “The book in my hand”, in The Hindu:I am reading Nick Sousanis’ PhD dissertation-as-a-comic Unflattening. It debunks the primacy of word over image in Western culture and suggests that the two are equal partners in meaning-making.
- (archaic) Excellence; supremacy.
- (religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.
December 2 2016, Ecumenical Patriarch points to areas of agreement with Pope, Catholic World News:Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, emphasized the many areas of agreement between Pope Francis and himself in response to the social concerns of the day.
- (religion) The office or dignity of an archbishop.
Derived terms
Translations
the state or condition of being prime or first
the office, rank, or character of a primate
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