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primacies

primacies is the plural of primacy.

Meaning of primacy

Noun

primacy (usually uncountable, plural primacies)

  1. (usually) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.
    • establish the primacy of something
    Synonyms:
    preeminence
  2. (archaic, usually) Excellence; supremacy.
  3. (usually) The office, rank, or character of a primate (chief ecclesiastical dignity in a church).
    • Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, emphasized the many areas of agreement between Pope Francis and himself in response to the social concerns of the day.December 2 2016, Ecumenical Patriarch points to areas of agreement with Pope, Catholic World News
  4. (usually, Anglicanism) The office or dignity of an archbishop.

Questions about primacies

What is primacies the plural of?
Primacies is the plural of primacy.

Words near primacies in the dictionary

  1. prima mobilia
  2. prima scriptura
  3. prima-donnaish
  4. primability
  5. primable
  6. primacies
  7. primacist
  8. primacord
  9. primacords
  10. primacy
  11. primacy effect

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