01 n. 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 par…
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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.“The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men and causes.” — Blackstone.
Phrases & compounds
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.