Hypertext Webster Gateway: "paramount"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paramount \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; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty.
``A traitor paramount.'' --Bacon.
{Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.
{Lord paramount}, the king.
Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; pre["e]minent; chief.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.
The highest or chief. --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
paramount
adj : having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood
among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: {overriding}, {predominant},
{predominate}, {preponderant}, {preponderating}]
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