pride of place

noun phrase

: the highest or first position

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Though the basics are similar, the improvements and extras combine to bully its predecessor into storage, and the Roadie 4 now has pride of place in the accessories cubby of my guitar's travel case. New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026 The primary suite takes pride of place, offering water views from a private terrace. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Jan. 2026 The artist Johan Zoffany, specifically Zoffany’s Tribuna of the Uffizi, which receives pride of place on the front cover of my copy of The Oxford Companion to Art, has lately been of some help to me. Jackson Arn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025 In one room, a high-sided bathtub takes pride of place; an electric fireplace is the focal point of the circular library; and in the bedroom a round skylight opens like the aperture blades of a camera lens. Tom Page, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pride of place

Word History

First Known Use

1798, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of pride of place was in 1798

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“Pride of place.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pride%20of%20place. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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