paramount
[ par-uh-mount ]
/ ˈpær əˌmaʊnt /
adjective
chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction.
noun
a supreme ruler; overlord.
Origin of paramount
synonym study for paramount
1. See
dominant.
OTHER WORDS FROM paramount
par·a·mount·cy, noun par·a·mount·ly, adverb su·per·par·a·mount, adjectiveWords nearby paramount
paramnesia,
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paramyoclonus
Example sentences from the Web for paramountcy
He would have tolerated their “gentility nonsense” if they would have acknowledged his paramountcy.
The Life of George Borrow |Herbert JenkinsWith the appearance of British paramountcy at the Cape came a hint of law and order, of progress and its accompaniment—taxation.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) |Louis Creswicke
British Dictionary definitions for paramountcy
paramount
/ (ˈpærəˌmaʊnt) /
adjective
of the greatest importance or significance; pre-eminent
noun
rare
a supreme ruler
Derived forms of paramount
paramountcy, noun paramountly, adverbWord Origin for paramount
C16: via Anglo-Norman from Old French
paramont, from
par by +
-amont above, from Latin
ad montem to the mountain