ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pre-excellency

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pre-excellency is a noun meaning (obsolete) Pre-eminent superiority; pre-excellence.

Meaning

(obsolete) Pre-eminent superiority; pre-excellence.

Example Sentences

Miserable man with all his wit cannot in effect goe beyond it: he is embraced, and engaged, and as other creatures of his ranke are, he is subjected in like bondes, and without any prerogative or essential pre-excellencie [translating praeexcellence], what ever Privilege he assume unto himselfe, he is of very meane condition.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include precellency, pre-eminence, precedency, prepollence, prepollency, preexistency.

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