endocervicitis
- n inflammation of the mucous lining of the uterine cervix
eminence
- n high status importance owing to marked superiority
a scholar of great eminence - n a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
eminence grise
- n (French) a person who exercises power or influence in certain areas without holding an official position
eminent domain
- n the right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made
emir
- n an independent ruler or chieftain (especially in Africa or Arabia)