pri·ma·cy  (pr īm ə-s ē)
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n. pl. pri·ma·cies 1. The state of being first or foremost. 2. Ecclesiastical The office, rank, or province of primate.
[Middle English primacie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin prīmātia, office of church primate, from Latin prīmās, prīmāt-, of first rank; see PRIMATE.] |
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