One entry found for preeminence.

Entry Word: preeminence
Function: noun
Text: 1 exceptionally high quality <the restaurant is known for the preeminence of its seafood dishes> -- see EXCELLENCE 1
2 controlling power or influence over others <some historians contended that no nation had attained such undisputed preeminence since the glory days of the Roman Empire> -- see SUPREMACY 1
3 the fact or state of being above others in rank or importance <his preeminence in the field of medicine> -- see EMINENCE 1