supreme

¹

[ suh-preem, soo- ]

adjective

1. highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
2. of the highest quality, degree, character, importance, etc.:

   supreme courage.

3. greatest, utmost, or extreme:

   supreme disgust.

4. last or final; ultimate.

suprême

²

[ suh-preem, -preym, soo-; French sy-prem ]

noun

1. Also called sauce suprême. a velouté made with a rich chicken stock.
2. Also called suprême de volaille. a dish prepared or served with this sauce, especially boned chicken breast.
3. Also su·preme [].
   1. a bowl or the like designed for the serving of cold foods in an inner container that is nestled in cracked ice.
   2. a dessert or appetizer served in such a container.

supreme

¹

/ sjʊ-; sʊˈpriːm /

adjective

1. of highest status or power

   a supreme tribunal

2. usually prenominal of highest quality, importance, etc

   supreme endeavour

3. greatest in degree; extreme

   supreme folly

4. prenominal final or last, esp being last in one's life or progress; ultimate

   the supreme judgment

suprême

²

/ sjʊ-; sʊˈpriːm; -ˈprɛm /

noun

1. Also calledsuprême sauce a rich velouté sauce made with a base of veal or chicken stock, with cream or egg yolks added
2. the best or most delicate part of meat, esp the breast and wing of chicken, cooked in suprême sauce

Derived Forms

• suˈpremely, adverb
• suˈpremeness, noun

Other Words From

• su·premely adverb
• su·premeness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of supreme¹

First recorded in 1510–20; from Latin suprēmus “uppermost,” superlative of superus “upper,” adjective derivative of super ( super- )

Origin of supreme²

First recorded in 1830–40; from French, from Latin suprēmus supreme

Word History and Origins

Origin of supreme¹

C16: from Latin suprēmus highest, from superus that is above, from super above

Origin of supreme²

French: supreme

Example Sentences

“They have a tournure de princesse—a distinction suprême,” he said to me.

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The suprême sauce used in that case is generally made with very rich chicken gravy.

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Chickens au suprême is considered a very recherché dish, and it is a rather expensive one.

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Aucun lien n'était plus établi, comme autrefois, entre cette suprême récompense et la qualité du travail du matin.

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As yet the society was only provisionally organized, inasmuch as they had not yet found the Mère Suprême.

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