primacy
noun
[ ˈprʌɪməsi ]
• the fact of being pre-eminent or most important.
• "London's primacy as a financial centre"
Similar:
greater importance,
priority,
precedence,
pre-eminence,
preference,
superiority,
first place,
pride of place,
weighting,
supremacy,
ascendancy,
sovereignty,
dominance,
dominion,
leadership,
weightage,
paramountcy,
• the office, period of office, or authority of a primate of the Church.
• "the first years of his primacy were tranquil"
• 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 primate1).
