Category:Paramount

Par"a*mount, a. Etym: [of. par amont above; par through, by (l. per) + amont above. See amount.]

Defn: having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all Others; chief; supreme; preëminent; as, a paramount duty. "a traitor Paramount." Bacon. Lady paramount (archery), the lady making the best Score. -- lord paramount, the king.

Syn. Superior; principal; preëminent; chief.

Paramount Par"a*mount, n.

Defn: the highest or chief. Milton.