eximious

adjective /ɛɡˈzɪmɪəs/

1. Pre-eminent, outstanding.

   archaic

   In classic tale related; But there the facts of his decease Erroneously are stated: Each schoolboy will at large recite Fast as his Alphabeta, How that eximious man of might Departed on Mount Eta.

   You've read the death of Hercules,

Where it comes from

From Latin eximius (“set apart, select”), from eximō (“take out or away; deliver, free”), from ex (“out of, from”) + emō (“buy; acquire, take”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry eximious (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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