Definition of Preemenent
Pre*ëm"i*nent (?), a. [L.
praeminens, -entis, p. pr. praeminere to be
prominent, to surpass: cf. F. prééminent. See
Pre-, and Eminent.] Eminent above others; prominent
among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or
taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in
bad qualities; as, preëminent in guilt.
In goodness and in power
preëminent. Milton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the most important; greatest.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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