pre-eminence Definition

pre-eminent
adj

1. Outstanding; better than all others.

Thesaurus: leading, chief, foremost, renowned, superior, consummate, outstanding, inimitable, incomparable, exceptional, superlative, surpassing, unequaled, peerless, predominant; Antonym: undistinguished, unknown.

Derivative: pre-eminence
noun

The state of being pre-eminent.
Thesaurus: renown, repute, fame, prestige, predominance, prominence, supremacy, transcendence, superiority, distinction, incomparability, peerlessness, matchlessness, paramountcy, excellence.

Derivative: pre-eminently
adverb

Etymology: 15c: from Latin praeeminere to project forwards or stand out before.