paramount

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Synonyms: paramour, catamount, paramours, parament, marymount, paramounts

Antonyms: paramour, catamount, paramours, parament, marymount, paramounts

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|often|postpositive}} [[high#Adjective|Highest]], [[supreme#Adjective|supreme]]; also, [[chief#Adjective|chief]], [[leading#Adjective|leading]], [[pre-eminent]].
2. Of the highest [[importance]].
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Of a [[law]], [[right#Noun|right]], etc.: having [[precedence]] over or [[superior#Adjective|superior]] to another.

Noun

1. A [[chief#Noun|chief]] or [[superior#Noun|superior]]; {{lb|en|specifically|chiefly|South Africa}} an [[African#Adjective|African]] chief having the [[high#Adjective|highest]] [[status]] in a [[region]]; a [[paramount chief]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[supreme#Adjective|supreme]] [[ruler]]; an [[overlord]]; {{lb|en|specifically|historical}} in the [[feudal]] [[system]], a [[landowner]] who did not [[derive]] [[ownership]] of the [[land#Noun|land]] from anyone else, and who was able to [[grant#Verb|grant]] [[fee#Noun|fees]] to others; a [[lord paramount]].

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|city|co/Los Angeles County|s/California|c/US}}.

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