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Define the word Oath supremacy

"Oath supremacy" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Supremacy \Su*prem"a*cy\, n. [Cf. F. supr['e]matie. See
   Supreme.]
   The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of
   power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the
   supremacy of a king or a parliament.
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         The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the
         crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men
         and causes.                              --Blackstone.
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   Oath supremacy, an oath which acknowledges the supremacy of
      the sovereign in spiritual affairs, and renounced or
      abjures the supremacy of the pope in ecclesiastical or
      temporal affairs. [Eng.] --Brande & C.
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