adjective
rare CanadianHighest in position, uppermost; outermost, covering all the rest; farthest away.
Origin
Middle English; earliest use found in Statutes of the Realm. Superlative of over. Compare Old High German obarōst, adverb, obarōsto, adjective (Middle High German oberest, adjective, German oberst (adjective) highest, Oberst (noun) superior, colonel).
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