Supereminency

Supereminency
Supereminence Su`per*em"i*nence, Supereminency Su`per*em"i*nen*cy, n. [L. supereminentia.] The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. --Ayliffe. [1913 Webster]

He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his own supereminence. --Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster]


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  • Supereminence — Su per*em i*nence, Supereminency Su per*em i*nen*cy, n. [L. supereminentia.] The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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