n. Function: noun
the position of being first (as in rank, power, or influence) FF1C; Britain once enjoyed supremacy on the seas FF1E;
Synonyms: ascendancy, ascendant, dominance, domination, dominion, masterdom, preeminence, preponderance, preponderancy, preponderation, prepotence, prepotency, sovereignty
Related Words: authority, control, driver's seat, power, sway; mastership, mastery, principality, superiority; transcendence