The fact or quality of being best; that which is best.

The action or fact of presiding; chairmanship, governance, presidency.

Superiority, precedence. Obsolete.

The fact or position of being first in rank or order; priority, supremacy; an instance of this.

the quality or state of being superlative; excellence.

Chiefly with the. The best or greatest of a particular class. Also with plural agreement. Now rare.

Contrasted with pessimism, n. 1. The quality of being the best, perfection. Obsolete. rare.