Preeminence

/pɹiːˈɛmɪnəns/

/pɹiˈɛmənəns/

Preeminence

high status importance owing to marked superiority

Examples

1. The mayors of the palace of Austrasia come to preeminence in the Merovingian realms in the early eighth century.

2. It did not maintain its preeminence in art.

3. They stand for free markets, the preeminence of private property, of limited government and so on.

4. we celebrate an institution, not only for its preeminence, but as a powerful force for change.