supereminence Meaning, Definition & Usage

Su`per*em"i*nence, Su`per*em"i*nen*cy noun (Also<

• Supereminence
• Supereminency

)

Etymology

L. supereminentia.

Definitions

1. The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman. Ayliffe.

   He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his own supereminence. Prof. Wilson.