Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Paramount

Paramount , adjective

[Old French par amont above; par through, by (Latin per) + amont above. See Amount.]

Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all others; chief; supreme; preeminent; as, a paramount duty.
A traitor paramount. — Bacon
Collocations (2)
Lady paramount (Archery) , the lady making the best score.
Lord paramount , the king.

Paramount , noun

The highest or chief. — Milton