Added 9 October 2026
primacy
/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/ noun
Latin root: primatia Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about primacy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- The state of being first in importance.
Origin
From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), from Latin primas plus a suffix corresponding to -acy. By surface analysis, prime + -acy.
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