precellentadj.

Brit.

/prᵻˈsɛl(ə)nt/,

/priːˈsɛl(ə)nt/, U.S.

/priˈsɛl(ə)nt/

Forms: Middle English precellente, Middle English–1700s 1900s– precellent; also Scottish pre-1700 precellend.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French precellent; Latin praecellent-, praecellēns.

Etymology: < Middle French precellent (c1175 in Old French; French précellent ) and its etymon classical Latin praecellent-, praecellēns excellent, pre-eminent, use as adjective of present participle of praecellere precel v. Compare Italian precellente (14th cent.).In form precellend probably by association with Older Scots present participles in -and -and suffix¹.

Now rare.

That excels or surpasses others; surpassingly excellent, pre-eminent.In quot. ?a1475: superior to.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) 1 Pet. ii. 13 Be ȝe suget to..the kyng, as precellent [v.r. more worthi; L. præcellenti] or more worthi in staat.

?a1450 in C. von Nolcken Middle Eng. Transl. Rosarium Theol. (1979) 64 (MED) Be ȝe subiecte to al mannes creature for God; ouþer to þe kyng, as to hym þat is precellente or passyng.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 219 (MED) The philosophres that were diuines were precellente alle other kyndes off philosophres.

1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth Pref. sig. A.i^v To the precellent and army potent prynce.

1568 W. Stewart in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 231 Precellend prince havand prerogatyue as rowy royall in this regioun to ring.

c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 69, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Off this precellent art.

1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον 20 What validity is it [sc. aristocracy] of, when precellent vertue is not valued?

1715 F. Grant Law, Relig., & Educ. 116 The Soul of this Soul, which has produced such precellent Spirits of the divine Life.

1971 Times 13 Mar. 20/6 Lesieutre specializes in Art Nouveau and Art Deco—aspects of decorative art in which the French were precellent.

1981 R. Needham Circumstantial Deliveries i. 9 Sir Thomas Browne sounded a high note when he contended..that ‘Man is a Noble Animal.’ It sounds grand, for nobility is a precellent virtue.

Derivatives

† precellently adv. Obsolete rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb]

sovereignlyc1340

excellentlyc1400

by (an, way of) excellencec1450

transcendingly1528

exquisitely1535

precellently?1567

divinely1582

par excellence1584

pre-eminently1590

superlatively1596

surpassing1598

by (way of) eminency1608

superexcellently1615

by (way of) eminence1621

transcendently1623

surpassingly1658

exquisitively1660

par eminence1823

heavenlike1832

transcendentally1870

?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxix. 357 Proud men lyke drosse: thou wilt remoue: which iet in earth so stout Precellently.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	precellent
释义	precellentadj. Brit. /prᵻˈsɛl(ə)nt/, /priːˈsɛl(ə)nt/, U.S. /priˈsɛl(ə)nt/ Forms: Middle English precellente, Middle English–1700s 1900s– precellent; also Scottish pre-1700 precellend. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French precellent; Latin praecellent-, praecellēns. Etymology: < Middle French precellent (c1175 in Old French; French précellent ) and its etymon classical Latin praecellent-, praecellēns excellent, pre-eminent, use as adjective of present participle of praecellere precel v. Compare Italian precellente (14th cent.).In form precellend probably by association with Older Scots present participles in -and -and suffix¹. Now rare. That excels or surpasses others; surpassingly excellent, pre-eminent.In quot. ?a1475: superior to. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) 1 Pet. ii. 13 Be ȝe suget to..the kyng, as precellent [v.r. more worthi; L. præcellenti] or more worthi in staat. ?a1450 in C. von Nolcken Middle Eng. Transl. Rosarium Theol. (1979) 64 (MED) Be ȝe subiecte to al mannes creature for God; ouþer to þe kyng, as to hym þat is precellente or passyng. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1871) III. 219 (MED) The philosophres that were diuines were precellente alle other kyndes off philosophres. 1542 A. Borde Compend. Regyment Helth Pref. sig. A.i^v To the precellent and army potent prynce. 1568 W. Stewart in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) III. 231 Precellend prince havand prerogatyue as rowy royall in this regioun to ring. c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 69, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Off this precellent art. 1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον 20 What validity is it [sc. aristocracy] of, when precellent vertue is not valued? 1715 F. Grant Law, Relig., & Educ. 116 The Soul of this Soul, which has produced such precellent Spirits of the divine Life. 1971 Times 13 Mar. 20/6 Lesieutre specializes in Art Nouveau and Art Deco—aspects of decorative art in which the French were precellent. 1981 R. Needham Circumstantial Deliveries i. 9 Sir Thomas Browne sounded a high note when he contended..that ‘Man is a Noble Animal.’ It sounds grand, for nobility is a precellent virtue. Derivatives † precellently adv. Obsolete rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb] sovereignlyc1340 excellentlyc1400 by (an, way of) excellencec1450 transcendingly1528 exquisitely1535 precellently?1567 divinely1582 par excellence1584 pre-eminently1590 superlatively1596 surpassing1598 by (way of) eminency1608 superexcellently1615 by (way of) eminence1621 transcendently1623 surpassingly1658 exquisitively1660 par eminence1823 heavenlike1832 transcendentally1870 ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter cxix. 357 Proud men lyke drosse: thou wilt remoue: which iet in earth so stout Precellently. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1384
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