primacy Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being first in importance

WordNet

Pri"ma*cy noun
Etymology
LL. primatia, fr. L. primas, -atis, one of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus first: cf. F. primatie. See Prime, a.
Definitions
  1. The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy. R. De Quincey.
  2. The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church; the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of England.

Webster 1913