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▸ adjective: Of the highest importance.
▸ adjective: (obsolete) Of a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
▸ noun: A chief or superior; (specifically, chiefly South Africa) an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A supreme ruler; an overlord; (specifically, historical) in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.
▸ noun: A city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Similar:
predominant,
preponderant,
predominate,
overriding,
dominant,
preponderating,
premier,
sovereign,
first,
uppermost,
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