pride of place

noun

the highest or most outstanding position; first place.

Origin:
1615–25

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pride of place

The highest or most prominent position, as in His trophy had pride of place on the mantelpiece. [Early 1600s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Pride of place is always a great word to know.

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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Example sentences

Show pride of place by keeping both your residence and neighborhood clean.

Most of these small gardens are beautifully kept and the garden gnome has pride

of place.

Bishops get pride of place, though there are few of them in the century's roll

of martyrs.

Within this space, logos is given pride of place, with ethos second and pathos

third if it would be considered legitimate at all.

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