noun · uncountable · rare

primacy

первичность, первенство, первородство, первородность

Primat, Vorrang, Primas

The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etcThe state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.

/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/

» Tensions grew when the laity questioned the primacy of the clergy in moral decision-making.

Meaning

4 senses

(uncountable, usually)The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, preference etc.
establish the primacy of something
acknowledge the primacy of something
Primat, Vorrang
перви́чностьpervíčnostʹ, пе́рвенствоpérvenstvo, перворо́дствоpervoródstvo
the state of being first in importance
(uncountable, usually)The office, rank, or character of a primate (chief ecclesiastical dignity in a church).
Primas
первосвяти́тельствоpervosvjatítelʹstvo
(uncountable, usually)The office or dignity of an archbishop.
(archaic, uncountable, usually)Excellence; supremacy.

Examples

2 sentences

Tensions grew when the laity questioned the primacy of the clergy in moral decision-making.
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The diplomat's assertion of the primacy of his nation's interests was seen as an invidious act by his nation's rivals.
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Translations

6 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

the state or condition of being prime or first:

the office, rank, or character of a primate:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

the state or condition of being prime or first:

the office, rank, or character of a primate:

Origin

From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), fro

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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