Eminent

em′i-nent, adj. rising above others: conspicuous: distinguished: exalted in rank or office.— ns. Em′inence , Em′inency , a part eminent or rising above the rest: a rising ground: height: distinction: a title of honour: homage: a title given in 1631 to cardinals, till then styled Most Illustrious.— adj. Eminen′tial .— adv. Em′inently .— Eminent domain ( dominium eminens ), the right by which the supreme authority in a state may compel a proprietor to part with what is his own for the public use. [L. eminens , -ent is , pr.p. of eminēre — e , out, minēre , to project.]