paramountcy

paramountcy
n
1. dominion, ascendancy, predominance, control, power, sovereignty, suzerainty, hegemony; supremacy, primacy, preeminence, upper or whip hand, sway; control, rule, command, mastery, domination; reign, empery, lordship, mastership, leadership, authority, jurisdiction, power, Inf. say or say-so.
2. importance, significance, consequence, matter, value, account, concern, moment, weight, weightiness, substance; greatness, mark, notability, fame, renown, illustriousness, glory; superiority, eminence, note, distinction, prominence, rank, standing, prestige, Inf. top billing; reputation, repute, name, estimation, regard, Inf. first place.
3. matchlessness, peerlessness, unrivaledness, super-lativeness, unsurpassability.

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