'Supremacy' definitions:
Definition of 'supremacy'
(from WordNet)
noun
Power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas" [syn: domination, mastery, supremacy]
Definition of 'Supremacy'
From: GCIDE
- Supremacy \Su*prem"a*cy\, n. [Cf. F. supr['e]matie. See Supreme.] The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament. [1913 Webster]
- The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men and causes. --Blackstone. [1913 Webster]
- Oath supremacy, an oath which acknowledges the supremacy of the sovereign in spiritual affairs, and renounced or abjures the supremacy of the pope in ecclesiastical or temporal affairs. [Eng.] --Brande & C. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'supremacy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accent,
- acme,
- ascendance,
- ascendancy,
- ascendant,
- autarchy,
- authority,
- authorization,
- balance of power,
- be-all and end-all,
- blue ribbon,
- championship,
- charisma,
- charm,
- clout,
- command,
- concern,
- concernment,
- consequence,
- consequentiality,
- consideration,
- control,
- credit,
- directorship,
- dominance,
- dominancy,
- domination,
- dominion,
- effect,
- effectiveness,
- eminence,
- eminent domain,
- emphasis,
- enchantment,
- esteem,
- excellence,
- exquisiteness,
- favor,
- first place,
- first prize,
- force,
- good feeling,
- headship,
- hegemony,
- height,
- high order,
- high rank,
- highest,
- hold,
- imperium,
- import,
- importance,
- incidental power,
- incomparability,
- influence,
- influentiality,
- inimitability,
- insinuation,
- interest,
- jurisdiction,
- kingship,
- leadership,
- leverage,
- lordship,
- magnetism,
- magnificence,
- management,
- mark,
- marvelousness,
- masterdom,
- mastership,
- mastery,
- matchlessness,
- materiality,
- maximum,
- merit,
- moment,
- most,
- ne plus ultra,
- new high,
- note,
- omnipotence,
- overlordship,
- palms,
- paramountcy,
- peerlessness,
- personality,
- persuasion,
- potency,
- power,
- precedence,
- predominance,
- predominancy,
- predomination,
- preeminence,
- preponderance,
- preponderancy,
- prepotence,
- prepotency,
- presidency,
- pressure,
- prestige,
- primacy,
- principality,
- priority,
- purchase,
- record,
- reign,
- repute,
- rule,
- say,
- self-importance,
- significance,
- sovereignty,
- splendidness,
- splendiferousness,
- stress,
- suasion,
- subtle influence,
- suggestion,
- superbness,
- supereminence,
- superexcellence,
- superfineness,
- superiority,
- suzerainship,
- suzerainty,
- sway,
- top spot,
- transcendence,
- transcendency,
- unsurpassedness,
- upper hand,
- value,
- weight,
- whip hand,
- worth,
- zenith