primacy
noun /ˈpraɪməsi/
/ˈpraɪməsi/
(plural primacies)
(formal)- [uncountable] the fact of being the most important person or thing
- a belief in the primacy of the family
- This college emphasizes the primacy of teaching over research.
- This approach gives primacy to facts.
- [countable] the position of an archbishopTopics Religion and festivalsc2
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French primatie, from medieval Latin primatia, from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank’, from primus ‘first’.