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paramounts

paramounts is the plural of paramount.

Meaning of paramount

Noun

paramount (plural paramounts)

  1. A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
  2. (obsolete) A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.

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Questions about paramounts

What is paramounts the plural of?
Paramounts is the plural of paramount.

Words near paramounts in the dictionary

  1. paramount titles
  2. paramountcies
  3. paramountcy
  4. paramountly
  5. paramountness
  6. paramounts
  7. paramountship
  8. paramour
  9. paramoured
  10. paramouring
  11. paramours

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