paramountcy
noun/ˈpærəmaʊntsi/
/ˈpærəmaʊntsi/
[uncountable] (formal)- the quality of being more important than anything else
- Paramountcy is to be given to the interests of the child.
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- the state of having the highest position or the greatest power
- The important issue in this matter is the paramountcy of our Parliament.
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