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
The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy
A legal situation which allows the states to have environmental and worker protection standards more stringent than the Federal standards
The primacy of something is the fact that it is the most important or most powerful thing in a particular situation. The political idea at the heart of this is the primacy of the individual. if someone or something has primacy, they are the best or most important person or thing primacy of