primacy
Signification (Anglais)
- (uncountable, usually) The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.
- (archaic, uncountable, usually) Excellence; supremacy.
- (uncountable, usually) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.
- (uncountable, usually) The office or dignity of an archbishop.
Concepts
Synonymes
first place
first prize
front burner
Traductions
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/
Étymologie (Anglais)
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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