primacy

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: pri=ma=cy

CIDE DICTIONARY

primacy, n. [LL. primatia, fr. L. primas, -atis, one of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus first: cf. F. primatie. See Prime, a.].

•  The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.  De Quincey.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

primacy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 pre-eminence.
2 the office of a primate.

Etymology

ME f. OF primatie or med.L primatia (as PRIMATE)

THESAURUS

primacy

abbacy, accent, acme, archbishopric, archdeaconry, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, ascendance, ascendancy, authority, authorization, balance of power, be-all and end-all, bishopdom, bishopric, blue ribbon, canonicate, canonry, cardinalship, championship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, command, concern, concernment, consequence, consequentiality, consideration, control, curacy, deaconry, deaconship, deanery, deanship, directorship, dominance, dominancy, domination, dominion, effectiveness, eminent domain, emphasis, episcopacy, episcopate, excellence, exquisiteness, first place, first prize, headship, hegemony, height, high order, high rank, highest, imperium, import, importance, influence, interest, jurisdiction, kingship, leadership, lordship, magnificence, management, mark, marvelousness, mastership, mastery, matchlessness, materiality, maximum, merit, moment, most, ne plus ultra, new high, note, overlordship, palms, paramountcy, pastorate, pastorship, peerlessness, power, prebend, prebendaryship, precedence, predominance, predominancy, predomination, preeminence, prelacy, prelateship, prelature, preponderance, prepotence, prepotency, presbyterate, presbytery, presidency, principality, priority, record, rectorate, rectorship, rule, say, self-importance, significance, sovereignty, splendidness, splendiferousness, stress, superbness, supereminence, superexcellence, superfineness, superiority, supremacy, suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, top spot, unsurpassedness, upper hand, value, vicariate, vicarship, weight, whip hand, worth, zenith

ROGET THESAURUS

primacy

Churchdom

N church, churchdom, ministry, apostleship, priesthood, prelacy, hierarch, church government, christendom, pale of the church, clericalism, sacerdotalism, episcopalianism, ultramontanism, theocracy, ecclesiology, ecclesiologist, priestcraft, odium theologicum, monachism, monachy, monasticism, monkhood, pontificate, primacy, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, prelacy, bishopric, bishopdom, episcopate, episcopacy, see, diocese, deanery, stall, canonry, canonicate, prebend, prebendaryship, benefice, incumbency, glebe, advowson, living, cure, rectorship, vicariate, vicarship, deaconry, deaconship, curacy, chaplain, chaplaincy, chaplainship, cardinalate, cardinalship, abbacy, presbytery, holy orders, ordination, institution, consecration, induction, reading in, preferment, translation, presentation, popedom, the Vatican, the apostolic see, religious sects, council, conclave, convocation, synod, consistory, chapter, vestry, sanhedrim, conge d'elire, ecclesiastical courts, consistorial court, court of Arches, ecclesiastical, ecclesiological, clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, prelatical, pastoral, ministerial, capitular, theocratic, hierarchical, archiepiscopal, episcopal, episcopalian, canonical, monastic, monachal, monkish, abbatial, abbatical, Anglican, pontifical, papal, apostolic, Roman, Popish, ultramontane, priest-ridden.

Repute

N repute, distinction, mark, name, figure, repute, reputation, good repute, high repute, note, notability, notoriety, eclat, the bubble reputation, vogue, celebrity, fame, famousness, renown, popularity, aura popularis, approbation, credit, succes d'estime, prestige, talk of the town, name to conjure with, glory, honor, luster, illustriousness, account, regard, respect, reputableness, respectability, good name, good report, fair name, dignity, stateliness, solemnity, grandeur, splendor, nobility, majesty, sublimity, rank, standing, brevet rank, precedence, pas, station, place, status, position, position in society, order, degree, baccalaureate, locus standi, caste, condition, greatness, eminence, height, importance, preeminence, supereminence, high mightiness, primacy, top of the ladder, top of the tree, elevation, ascent, superaltation, exaltation, dignification, aggrandizement, dedication, consecration, enthronement, canonization, celebration, enshrinement, glorification, hero, man of mark, great card, celebrity, worthy, lion, rara avis, notability, somebody, classman, man of rank, pillar of the state, pillar of the church, pillar of the community, chief, first fiddle, cynosure, mirror, flower, pink, pearl, paragon, choice and master spirits of the age, elite, star, sun, constellation, galaxy, ornament, honor, feather in one's cap, halo, aureole, nimbus, halo of glory, blaze of glory, blushing honors, laurels, memory, posthumous fame, niche in the temple of fame, immortality, immortal name, magni nominis umbra, distinguished, distingue, noted, of note, honored, popular, fashionable, in good odor in, favor, in high favor, reputable, respectable, creditable, remarkable, notable, notorious, celebrated, renowned, ion every one's mouth, talked of, famous, famed, far-famed, conspicuous, to the front, foremost, in the front rank, in the ascendant, imperishable, deathless, immortal, never fading, aere perennius, time honored, illustrious, glorious, splendid, brilliant, radiant, bright, full-blown, honorific, eminent, prominent, high, in the zenith, at the head of, at the top of the tree, peerless, of the first water, superior, supereminent, preeminent, great, dignified, proud, noble, honorable, worshipful, lordly, grand, stately, august, princely, imposing, solemn, transcendent, majestic, sacred, sublime, heaven- born, heroic, sans peur et sans reproche, sacrosanct, Int, hail!, all hail!, ave!, viva!, vive!, long life to!, banzai!, glory be to, honor be to?, one's name being in every mouth, one's name living for ever, sic itur ad astra, fama volat, aut Caesar aut nullus, not to know him argues oneself unknown, none but himself could be his parallel, palmam qui meruit ferat, above all Greek above all Roman fame, cineri gloria sera est, great is the glory for the strife is hard, honor virtutis praemium, immensum gloria calcar habet, the glory dies not and the grief is past, vivit post funera virtus.