All 3 Uses of
eminent
in
1776, by McCullough
- "It seemed to be the principle employment of both armies to look at each other with spyglasses," wrote the eminent Loyalist Peter Oliver, former chief justice of the province.†
p. 28.1eminent = respected and famous or important
- The Howe brothers belonged to one of England's most eminent families.†
p. 76.3 *
- John Dickinson of Pennsylvania, an eminent member of Congress who opposed the Declaration, had called it a "skiff made of paper."†
p. 136.8
Definition:
famous, respected, or important within a particular field or profession