"overmost" meaning in English

See overmost in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: over + -most Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|over|most}} over + -most Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} overmost (not comparable)
  1. (obsolete) Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-overmost-en-adj-NGSlgk9n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -most

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          "text": "shaving which is on the overmost part part of the head signifieth that between God and them ought to be nothing ne mean that should displease",
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        "(obsolete) Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest."
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