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Definition of Primacy

Primacy
Primacy Pri"ma*cy, n. [LL. primatia, fr. L. primas, -atis, one of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus first: cf. F. primatie. See Prime, a.] 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.

Meaning of Primacy from wikipedia

- Primacy of Peter, ecclesiological doctrine on the primacy of Peter the Apostle Primacy of the Roman Pontiff, ecclesiological doctrine on the primacy of...
- Within the Church of England, the primacy of Canterbury or primacy of England is the supremacy of the Archbishop of Canterbury (as Primate of All England)...
- Papal primacy, also known as the primacy of the bishop of Rome, is an ecclesiological doctrine in the Catholic Church concerning the respect and authority...
- 'Outcome primacy' is a psychological phenomenon that describes lasting effects on a subject's behavior based on the outcome of first experiences with...
- The primacy of Peter, also known as Petrine primacy (from the Latin: Petrus, "Peter"), is the position of preeminence that is attributed to Peter among...
- Primacy of Jerusalem may refer to: Primacy of Jerusalem in Judaism, religious and cultural primacy of the Holy City of Jerusalem, in Judaism Primacy of...
- recalled more frequently than the middle items (the primacy effect). One suggested reason for the primacy effect is that the initial items presented are most...
- The Primacy of Ireland belongs to the diocesan bishop of the Irish diocese with highest precedence. The Archbishop of Armagh is titled Primate of All...
- theory also use the term "Aramaic primacy", though this is not used in academic sources. The expression "Aramaic primacy" was used by L. I. Levine, but only...
- Shareholder primacy is a theory in corporate governance holding that shareholder interests should be ****igned first priority relative to all other stakeholders...