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mə noun, plural pri·ma·cies for 2, 3.
1.
the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
2.
Also called primateship. English Ecclesiastics. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
3.
Roman Catholic Church. the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.
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| —n , pl -cies | |
| 1. | the state of being first in rank, grade, etc |
| 2. | Christianity the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope |
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Word Origin & History
primacy
1382, from O.Fr. primacie, from M.L. primatia "office of a church primate" (1174), from L.L. primas (gen. primatis) "principal, chief, of the first rank" (see primate).
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