paramountcy
əˌmaʊnt 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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paramount (ˈpærəˌmaʊnt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
paramount
1531, from Anglo-Fr. paramont "above" (in place, order, degree), 1339, from O.Fr. par "by" + amont "up," from a mont "upward." The whole from L. per ad montem, lit. "to the hill."
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