paramount
A chief or superior; an African chief having the highest status in a region; a…A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
» Absolute secrecy is paramount.
Meaning
2 sensesA chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
(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.
Examples
14 sentencesAbsolute secrecy is paramount.
Safety is paramount.
ruБезопасность превыше всего. — marafon
deSicherheit geht vor. — Yorwba
Honesty is paramount.
deEhrlichkeit ist das Wichtigste. — Melang
The idea is of paramount importance.
It is paramount to all the others.
deEs ist vorrangig vor allen anderen. — Tamy
Translations
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