supereminent

Etymology

From Middle French supereminent, and its source, Late Latin supereminens, adjectival use of Latin superēminēre (corresponding to super- + eminent).

adj

1. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding; supremely remarkable.
   But these two ideas: first, the supereminent claims of the State above the claims of any of the lesser groups included within it, the right of the State to crush out family affection and individual warfare in order to its own perpetuation,—as in the case of Brutus sentencing his own son, of Coriolanus, of the Horatii, etc.; and, secondly, the right of all who are willing to conform to the requirements of the State to be included within the domain of citizenship. 1924, Felix Adler, The New Statesman 1924-03-08: Volume 22 Issue 568, New York Society for Ethical Culture, page 633