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(Latin primatus, primus, first).

The supreme episcopal jurisdiction of the pope as pastor and governor of the Universal Church.

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Obstat, Nihil. Lafort, Remy, Censor. Entry for 'Primacy'. The Catholic Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​p/primacy.html. Robert Appleton Company. New York. 1914.
 
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