pre-eminentadj.

Brit.

/priːˈɛmᵻnənt/,

/prɪˈɛmᵻnənt/, U.S.

/priˈɛmən(ə)nt/

Forms: late Middle English premynent, late Middle English– pre-eminent, 1500s–1600s preheminent, 1600s–1700s prae-eminent, 1700s praeminent, 1900s preëminent.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French preeminent; Latin praeēminent-, praeēminēns.

Etymology: < Middle French preeminent (first half of the 15th cent.; 1372–4 in use as noun as preeminens (plural); French prééminent ) and its etymon classical Latin praeēminent-, praeēminēns, present participle (also used as adjective) of praeēminēre (also praeminēre : see note) to stand out prominently, to surpass, exceed, be superior to < prae- pre- prefix + ēminēre (see eminent adj.). Compare Catalan preeminent (1474 as preheminent), Spanish preeminente (1449, also †preheminente), Portuguese preeminente (1572), Italian preminente (a1440).Classical Latin praeēminēre is more commonly attested in the form praeminēre, which probably represents prae- + -minēre (in e.g. ēminēre); the form praeēminēre is first unambiguously recorded in post-classical Latin (4th cent.). The h in the form preheminent was inserted to avoid hiatus.

1. Surpassing others in rank or excellence, or in respect of some quality; exceptionally distinguished; outstanding.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective]

firsteOE

headOE

highOE

greatc1350

upperestc1374

chief1377

singular1377

principala1382

royalc1425

cardinal1440

pre-eminenta1460

praisea1475

main1480

maina1525

primary1565

captain1566

arch1574

mistressa1586

capital1597

topless1609

primea1616

metropolitan1635

transeminent1660

whole1675

uppermost1680

primus inter pares1688

topping1694

Sudder1787

par excellence1839

banner1840

primatial1892

a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 131 (MED) Knyghthode an ordir is, the premynent.

1473 Patent Roll, 13 Edward IV 10 Nov. (P.R.O.: C 66/531) m. 3 Such persoones as god hath called to the preeminent astate of princes.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 7 (MED) A story is the testimony of tymes, the memory of life, hauenge in possession dowerys preeminent [L. præminentes].

c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. 142 Na les pre-eminent in glore of mercial than civil dedis.

1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 118 As superior and preheminent in office, he may commaund, ordaine, do, and vndo.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 279 Some great Maker..In goodness and in power præeminent .

1675 O. Walker Paraphr. Epist. St. Paul 3 The former religion of the Law..voided and annulled by that farr more preeminent of Christ.

1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. i. 181 Thought we own pre-eminent, and confess the reallest of Beings.

1742 G. West Inst. Order of Garter 42 To claim thy Garter, Edward, the just Meed Of Worth præminent, and in Return My Services to offer.

1788 A. Hamilton Federalist Papers lxviii. 230 There will be a constant probability of seeing the station filled by characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue.

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 6 In all pursuits which required only the native powers of the intellect..the Greeks were pre-eminent.

1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xli. 199 The pre-eminent tremendousness of the great Sperm Whale.

1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) v. 174 As an object of worship..the serpent is pre-eminent among animals.

1906 Times 13 Apr. 8/1 The two Gainsboroughs are good, but not pre-eminent specimens of his art.

1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm v. 31 It is..as herbage grazing plants that grasses are preeminent.

1991 J. Richardson Life of Picasso I. 4 Cooper had established himself as the preeminent authority on cubism.

2. Rising or standing out above the rest; tallest. Also figurative. rare.

ΚΠ

1826 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. 43 300 Among these, pre-eminent in height rises the mora.

1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 128 Accident may cut off or shorten either the Taproot, or the preeminent shoots of the top.

1920 F. T. Russell Satire in Victorian Novel iv. i. 287 In his own mountain range he is simply a preëminent peak, as in theirs were Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dryden, Johnson.

2000 T. Lopez Idaho (ed. 2) i. 69/2 At 8,924 feet, Buffalo Hump is the preeminent peak in the wilderness area and one of the highest points in the Clearwaters.

Derivatives

† pre-eminentness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pre-eminentness, an exceeding of others in Quality or Degree.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pre-eminent
释义	pre-eminentadj. Brit. /priːˈɛmᵻnənt/, /prɪˈɛmᵻnənt/, U.S. /priˈɛmən(ə)nt/ Forms: late Middle English premynent, late Middle English– pre-eminent, 1500s–1600s preheminent, 1600s–1700s prae-eminent, 1700s praeminent, 1900s preëminent. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French preeminent; Latin praeēminent-, praeēminēns. Etymology: < Middle French preeminent (first half of the 15th cent.; 1372–4 in use as noun as preeminens (plural); French prééminent ) and its etymon classical Latin praeēminent-, praeēminēns, present participle (also used as adjective) of praeēminēre (also praeminēre : see note) to stand out prominently, to surpass, exceed, be superior to < prae- pre- prefix + ēminēre (see eminent adj.). Compare Catalan preeminent (1474 as preheminent), Spanish preeminente (1449, also †preheminente), Portuguese preeminente (1572), Italian preminente (a1440).Classical Latin praeēminēre is more commonly attested in the form praeminēre, which probably represents prae- + -minēre (in e.g. ēminēre); the form praeēminēre is first unambiguously recorded in post-classical Latin (4th cent.). The h in the form preheminent was inserted to avoid hiatus. 1. Surpassing others in rank or excellence, or in respect of some quality; exceptionally distinguished; outstanding. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective] firsteOE headOE highOE greatc1350 upperestc1374 chief1377 singular1377 principala1382 royalc1425 cardinal1440 pre-eminenta1460 praisea1475 main1480 maina1525 primary1565 captain1566 arch1574 mistressa1586 capital1597 topless1609 primea1616 metropolitan1635 transeminent1660 whole1675 uppermost1680 primus inter pares1688 topping1694 Sudder1787 par excellence1839 banner1840 primatial1892 a1460 Knyghthode & Bataile (Pembr. Cambr. 243) 131 (MED) Knyghthode an ordir is, the premynent. 1473 Patent Roll, 13 Edward IV 10 Nov. (P.R.O.: C 66/531) m. 3 Such persoones as god hath called to the preeminent astate of princes. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 7 (MED) A story is the testimony of tymes, the memory of life, hauenge in possession dowerys preeminent [L. præminentes]. c1540 J. Bellenden tr. H. Boece Hyst. & Cron. Scotl. 142 Na les pre-eminent in glore of mercial than civil dedis. 1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres iv. 118 As superior and preheminent in office, he may commaund, ordaine, do, and vndo. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 279 Some great Maker..In goodness and in power præeminent . View more context for this quotation 1675 O. Walker Paraphr. Epist. St. Paul 3 The former religion of the Law..voided and annulled by that farr more preeminent of Christ. 1709 Ld. Shaftesbury Moralists iii. i. 181 Thought we own pre-eminent, and confess the reallest of Beings. 1742 G. West Inst. Order of Garter 42 To claim thy Garter, Edward, the just Meed Of Worth præminent, and in Return My Services to offer. 1788 A. Hamilton Federalist Papers lxviii. 230 There will be a constant probability of seeing the station filled by characters pre-eminent for ability and virtue. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 6 In all pursuits which required only the native powers of the intellect..the Greeks were pre-eminent. 1851 H. Melville Moby-Dick xli. 199 The pre-eminent tremendousness of the great Sperm Whale. 1870 J. Lubbock Origin of Civilisation (ed. 2) v. 174 As an object of worship..the serpent is pre-eminent among animals. 1906 Times 13 Apr. 8/1 The two Gainsboroughs are good, but not pre-eminent specimens of his art. 1948 G. D. H. Bell Cultivated Plants Farm v. 31 It is..as herbage grazing plants that grasses are preeminent. 1991 J. Richardson Life of Picasso I. 4 Cooper had established himself as the preeminent authority on cubism. 2. Rising or standing out above the rest; tallest. Also figurative. rare. ΚΠ 1826 S. Smith in Edinb. Rev. 43 300 Among these, pre-eminent in height rises the mora. 1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 128 Accident may cut off or shorten either the Taproot, or the preeminent shoots of the top. 1920 F. T. Russell Satire in Victorian Novel iv. i. 287 In his own mountain range he is simply a preëminent peak, as in theirs were Chaucer, Shakespeare, Dryden, Johnson. 2000 T. Lopez Idaho (ed. 2) i. 69/2 At 8,924 feet, Buffalo Hump is the preeminent peak in the wilderness area and one of the highest points in the Clearwaters. Derivatives † pre-eminentness n. Obsolete rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Pre-eminentness, an exceeding of others in Quality or Degree. 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