Paramount

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:48:40

Par"a*mount (?), a. [OF. par amont above; par through, by (L. per) + amont above. See Amount.]

Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty.

"A traitor paramount."

Bacon.

Lady paramount Archery, the lady making the best score. -- Lord paramount, the king.

Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.

Par"a*mount, n.

The highest or chief.

Milton.

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