<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>plural primacies</li><li>the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc.</li><li>Also called primateship.</li><li>English Ecclesiastics: the office, rank, or dignity of a primate.</li><li>Roman Catholic Church: the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a patriarch, over other bishoprics, or the supreme jurisdiction of the pope as supreme bishop.</li></ul>