Definitions
1.AdjectiveHighest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
2.AdjectiveOf the highest importance."Getting those credit cards paid off is paramount."
3.AdjectiveOf a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior to another.
4.NounA chief or superior; an African chief having the highest status in a region; a paramount chief.
5.NounA supreme ruler; an overlord; in the feudal system, a landowner who did not derive ownership of the land from anyone else, and who was able to grant fees to others; a lord paramount.