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supremity en · NOUN

Etymology

From supreme + -ity, compare Latin suprēmitās.

Meanings

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Supremacy.
   • The values of War or Empire and Love are ever twin supremities in Shakespeare. 1931, G. Wilson Knight, chapter 8, in The Imperial Theme:
   • That hour at the entrance to Deception Pass had been the climax of her suffering—the flood of her wrath—the last of her sacrifice—the supremity of her love—and the attainment of peace.
   • She was young and beautiful, with dark, oriental features, and a bearing which aimed at supremity of arrogance. 1904, George Gissing, chapter 12, in Veranilda:

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