preeminence
or pre-em·i·nence
[pree-em-uh-nuh ns]
- the state or character of being preeminent.
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Origin of preeminence
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English word from Late Latin word praeēminentia. See preeminent, -ence
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supremacypredominancedominationascendancyprestigesuperioritygreatnesscontrolascendancepreponderancepowergovernmentinfluencerulecommandauthoritysovereigntyprepotencyswayparamountcyExamples from the Web for preeminence
Historical Examples
He it was whom God created first, let him take the preeminence.
OliveDinah Maria Craik, (AKA Dinah Maria Mulock)
Consider, then, the preeminence of the old world, that perished in the flood.
Commentary on Genesis, Vol. IIMartin Luther
His preeminence in South Carolina during his life has not ceased with his death.
Southern Literature From 1579-1895Louise Manly
And so the King gat the preeminence, that he had his first electioun.
But this position was rather a preeminence of toil and peril than of dignity and honour.
The Catacombs of RomeWilliam Henry Withrow