{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Hegemony. ] Leading; controlling; ruling; predominant. “Princelike and hegemonical.” Fotherby. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; guide, leader, fr. &unr_; to go before. ] Leadership; preponderant influence or authority; -- usually applied to the relation of a government or state to its neighbors or confederates. Lieber. [ 1913 Webster ]