The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through,
   by (L. per) + amont above. See Amount.]
   Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all
   others; chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty.
   "A traitor paramount." --Bacon.
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   Lady paramount (Archery), the lady making the best score.


   Lord paramount, the king.
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   Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.
   The highest or chief. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

paramount
    adj 1: having superior power and influence; "the predominant
           mood among policy-makers is optimism" [syn: overriding,
           paramount, predominant, predominate,
           preponderant, preponderating]

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

162 Moby Thesaurus words for "paramount":
   acmatic, all-absorbing, anointed king, apical, arch, ascendant,
   at the head, banner, basic, best, boss, bwana, capital, cardinal,
   central, champion, chef, chief, chieftain, choice,
   church dignitary, commanding, consummate, controlling,
   crowned head, crowning, dominant, dynast, ecclesiarch, elder,
   elect, electronics king, elite, emperor, employer, essential,
   first, focal, for the best, foremost, general, goodman, governing,
   grand duke, great, greatest, guru, handpicked, head, headmost,
   hegemonic, hegemonistic, high chief, highest, honcho, husband,
   imperator, in ascendancy, in charge, in chief, in the ascendant,
   king, king-emperor, kinglet, lead, leading, leading light, liege,
   liege lord, lord, lord paramount, luminary, magisterial, main,
   majesty, master, master spirit, matchless, maximal, maximum,
   meridian, meridional, monarch, optimal, optimum, overbearing,
   overlord, overmost, overriding, overruling, padrone, paterfamilias,
   patriarch, patron, peerless, petty king, picked, potentate,
   predominant, predominate, preeminent, premier, prepollent,
   preponderant, preponderate, prepotent, prevailing, prevalent,
   prima donna, primal, primary, prime, prince, prince consort,
   principal, prize, quintessential, rabbi, ranking, regnant,
   regulating, regulative, regulatory, reigning, requisite, royal,
   royal personage, royalty, ruler, ruling, sahib, seigneur, seignior,
   select, sovereign, star, starets, stellar, summital, supereminent,
   superstar, supreme, surpassing, suzerain, teacher, tetrarch,
   tip-top, top, top dog, topflight, topmost, ultimate, unmatchable,
   unmatched, unparalleled, unsurpassed, upmost, uppermost, vertical,
   very best, vital, zenithal



U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Paramount, CA -- U.S. city in California
   Population (2000):    55266
   Housing Units (2000): 14591
   Land area (2000):     4.732354 sq. miles (12.256741 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.104873 sq. miles (0.271621 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.837227 sq. miles (12.528362 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            55618
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             33.899915 N, 118.166651 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     90723
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paramount, CA
    Paramount


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Paramount-Long Meadow, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland
   Population (2000):    2722
   Housing Units (2000): 1010
   Land area (2000):     2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.776208 sq. miles (7.190345 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            59787
   Located within:       Maryland (MD), FIPS 24
   Location:             39.682795 N, 77.697175 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Paramount-Long Meadow, MD
    Paramount-Long Meadow
    Paramount, MD
    Paramount