Bible Dictionaries
Preeminent

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of, others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as, preeminent in guilt.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preeminent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/preeminent.html. 1828.