Noun
pre-eminence (uncountable)
Alternative spelling of preeminence
He grew, and grew, A star-bright sign of fated empery; And all conspiring omens led him on To lofty purpose and pre-eminence. Hartley Coleridge
The Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her Colonial trade against foreign competitors. George V of the United Kingdom
The American culture promotes personal responsibility, the dignity of work, the value of education, the merit of service, devotion to a purpose greater than self, and at the foundation, the pre-eminence of family. Mitt Romney
I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors. George V of the United Kingdom
US and European pre-eminence in science-based innovation cannot be taken for granted. The centre of gravity for innovation is starting to shift from west to east. Charles Webster Leadbeater
1977–79: Pop pre-eminence main In December 1977, the film Saturday Night Fever was released. Source: Internet