English-Thai Dictionary

primacy

N ความสำคัญ เป็นลำดับ แรก  supremacy authority kwam-sam-kan-pen-lam-dub-reak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PRIMACY

n.[L. primatus, from primus, first. See Prime. ] 1. The chief ecclesiastical station or dignity; the office or dignity of an archbishop.
2. Excellency; supremacy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PRIMACY

Pri "ma *cy, n. Etym: [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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

primacy

pri ma cy |ˈprīməsē ˈpraɪməsi | ▶noun 1 the fact of being primary, preeminent, or more important: the primacy of air power in the modern war. 2 the office, period of office, or authority of a primate of certain churches. 3 [ usu. as modifier ] Psychology the fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (esp. as increasing its likelihood of being remembered ): the primacy effect is thought to reflect recall from a long-term memory store. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French primatie, from medieval Latin primatia, from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank ’ (see primate 1 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

primacy

primacy |ˈprʌɪməsi | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the fact of being pre-eminent or most important: London's primacy as a financial centre. 2 the office, period of office, or authority of a primate of the Church. 3 [ usu. as modifier ] Psychology the fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (especially as increasing its likelihood of being remembered ): the primacy effect is thought to reflect recall from a long-term memory store. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French primatie, from medieval Latin primatia, from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank ’ (see primate 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

primacy

primacy noun the primacy of industry over agriculture: greater importance, priority, precedence, preeminence, superiority, supremacy, ascendancy, dominance, dominion, leadership.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

primacy

primacy noun the primacy of industry over agriculture: greater importance, priority, precedence, pre-eminence, preference, superiority, first place, pride of place, weighting, supremacy, ascendancy, sovereignty, dominance, dominion, leadership; rare paramountcy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

primacy

pri ma cy /práɪməsi /名詞 U 1 ｟かたく ｠首位, 卓越, 最も重要であること ; «…より » 優越 (していること ) «over » .2 〘宗 〙ローマ教皇の最高権 ; 大主教の地位 [職 ].