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单词 primacy
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•ma•cy /ˈpraɪməsi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
See -prim-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pri•ma•cy  (prī′mə sē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -cies for 2, 3.
  1. the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
  2. ReligionAlso called primateship. Eng. Eccles. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
  3. Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.
  • Medieval Latin prīmātia, alteration of Latin prīmātus (prīm(us) prime + -ātus -ate3); see -y3
  • Middle English primacie 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
primacy /ˈpraɪməsɪ/ n ( pl -cies)
  1. the state of being first in rank, grade, etc
  2. the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope
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