pre·em·i·nent 
(prē-ĕmə-nənt)
(prē-ĕmə-nənt)adj.
Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at famous.
[Middle English, from Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēminēre, to excel : prae-, pre- + ēminēre, to stand out; see EMINENT.]
pre·emi·nence n.
pre·emi·nent·ly adv.
- statehouse
- state house
- stateless
- statelessness
- statelet
- stateliness
- stately
- statement
- Staten Island
- state of the art
- state-of-the-art
- stater
- stater
- stateroom
- state's attorney
- state's evidence
- States-General
- stateside
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanly
- statesmanship
- states' righter
- states' rights
- States' Rights Party