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<p><b>3.</b> <def>A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church.</def>

<h1>Eminency</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em"i*nen*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl <plw>Eminences</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <def>State of being eminent; eminence.</def> "<i>Eminency</i> of estate."

<i>Tillotson.</i>

<h1>Eminent</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em"i*nent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>eminens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>eminere</ets> to stand out, be prominent; <ets>e</ets> out + <ets>minere</ets> (in comp.) to project; of uncertain origin: cf. F. <ets>\'82minent</ets>. Cf. <er>Menace</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>High; lofty; towering; prominent.</def> "A very <i>eminent</i> promontory."

<i>Evelyn</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth, high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation; distinguished; conspicuous; <as>as, an <ex>eminent</ex> station; an <ex>eminent</ex> historian, statements, statesman, or saint.</as></def> <-- by distinctive accomplishment -->

<cs><col>Right of eminent domain</col>. <fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Domain</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Lofty; elevated; exalted; conspicuous; prominent; remarkable; distinguished; illustrious; famous; celebrated; renowned; well-known. See <er>Distinguished</er>.</syn>

<h1>Eminently</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em"i*nent*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; <as>as, to be <ex>eminently</ex> learned</as>.</def>

<h1>Emir, Emeer</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw><hw>E"mir</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>E*meer"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ar. <ets>em\'c6r</ets>, <ets>am\'c6r</ets>, commander: cf. F. <ets>\'82mir</ets>. Cf. <er>Admiral</er>, <er>Ameer</er>.]</ety> <def>An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima; among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to certain high officials.</def>

<h1>Emirship, Emeership</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw><hw>E`mir*ship</hw>, <hw>E*meer"ship</hw><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The rank or office of an Emir.</def>

<h1>Emissary</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em"is*sa*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Emissaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>emissarius</ets>, fr. <ets>emittere</ets>, <ets>emissum</ets>, to send out: cf. F. <ets>\'82missaire</ets>. See <er>Emit</er>.]</ety> <def>An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the people of the latter.</def>

<blockquote>Buzzing <b>emissaries</b> fill the ears Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Emissary</er>, <er>Spy</er>.</syn> <usage>A <i>spy</i> is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories to learn the condition of the enemy; an <i>emissary</i> may be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their councils. A <i>spy</i> must be concealed, or he suffers death; an <i>emissary</i> may in some cases be known as the agent of an adversary without incurring similar hazard.</usage>

<h1>Emissary</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em"is*sa*ry</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Exploring; spying.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium through apertures in its walls.</def>

<h1>Emissaryship</h1> <Xpage=485>

<hw>Em"is*sa*ry*ship`</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The office of an emissary.</def>

<h1>Emission</h1> <Xpage=485>