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PARAMOUNTCY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does paramountcy mean? 

PARAMOUNTCY (noun)
  The noun PARAMOUNTCY has 1 sense:

1. the state of being paramount; the highest rank or authorityplay

  Familiarity information: PARAMOUNTCY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PARAMOUNTCY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The state of being paramount; the highest rank or authority

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("paramountcy" is a kind of...):

dominion; rule (dominance or power through legal authority)


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