| \FAWR-mohst, -muhst, FOHR-\ | adjective, adverb
1. first in place, order, rank, etc.: the foremost surgeons. | | Quotes | Although Higgins has never been to Syria, and until recently had no connection to the country, he has become perhaps the foremost expert on the munitions used in the war.
-- Patrick Radden Keefe, "Rocket Man," The New Yorker, Nov. 25, 2013 | | Origin | | Foremost has been in English since before 1000. It replaced the Old English word formest, which is related to the word first. | |
