paramountcy

 [par-uh-mount]  

par·a·mount

   [par-uh-mount]
adjective
1.
chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
2.
above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.
noun
3.
a supreme ruler; overlord.

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Origin:
1525–35; < Anglo-French paramont above, equivalent to par per- + a mont < Latin ad montem to the mountain, hence, in Old French: upward, above; see ad-, mount2

Related forms
par·a·mount·cy, noun
par·a·mount·ly, adverb
su·per·par·a·mount, adjective

Can be confused: paramount, tantamount, ultimately.

Synonyms
1. See dominant.

Antonyms
1. unimportant.

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paramount (ˈpærəˌmaʊnt)
 
—adj
1.  of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent
 
—n
2.  rare a supreme ruler
 
[C16: via Anglo-Norman from Old French paramont, from par by + -amont above, from Latin ad montem to the mountain]
 
'paramountcy
 
—n
 
'paramountly
 
—adv

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