preeminence

or pre-em·i·nence

[ pree-em-uh-nuhns ]
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noun
  1. the state or character of being preeminent.

Origin of preeminence

1
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English word from Late Latin word praeēminentia.See preeminent, -ence

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How to use preeminence in a sentence

  • The whole world has placed “Ben Hur” on a height of pre-eminence which no other novel of its time has reached.

    The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard Eaton
  • Shall there not at length come a time when the Chief of the Archangels shall be restored to his first pre-eminence?

    The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
  • I admire the loyalty of John Murray to a servant whose work has attained an evil pre-eminence.