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View synonyms for pride of place

pride of place

noun

  1. the highest or most outstanding position; first place.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pride of place1

First recorded in 1615–25
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Idioms and Phrases

The highest or most prominent position, as in His trophy had pride of place on the mantelpiece . [Early 1600s]

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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