Supremacy
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Sovereign dominion, authority, and pre-eminence; the highest state. In the United States the supremacy resides in the people, and is exercised by their constitutional representatives, the president and congress. See Sovereignty; Act of Supremacy.