Word of the Day:
primacy
What It Means
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.
The office, rank, or character of a primate (chief ecclesiastical dignity in a church).
acknowledge the primacy of something
Primacy in Context
“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.”
Did You Know?
From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), from Latin primas plus a suffix corresponding to -acy. By surface analysis, prime + -acy.
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