See Also: Eminent(medicine)
eminent(dictionary)
pre-eminent(dictionary)
pre-eminent(dictionary)
eminent(dictionary)
EMINENT DOMAIN(law)
eminent domain(dictionary)
eminent domain(encyclopedia)
Eminent Domain(money)
RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN(law)

pre-eminent (iou)



pre-eminent adjective. LME.
[Latin praeeminent- pres. ppl stem of praeeminere tower above the rest, excel, from prae PRE- + eminere: see EMINENT.]
Excelling others in a quality or in rank, authority, etc.; outstandingly superior.
J. Lubbock As an object of worship..the serpent is pre-eminent among animals.
pre-eminence noun (a) outstanding excellence; superiority; (b) a quality present in a pre-eminent degree; a distinguishing privilege: ME.
pre-eminency noun (now rare) = pre-eminence M16.
pre-eminently adverb in the highest degree, supremely: M18.