Primacy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural pri·ma·cies for 2, 3.
  1. the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.
  2. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.
  3. the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.
noun plural -cies
  1. the state of being first in rank, grade, etc
  2. the office, rank, or jurisdiction of a primate or senior bishop or (in the Roman Catholic Church) the pope
Primacy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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