[fore.most] adj [ME formest, fr. OE, superl. of forma first; akin to OHG fruma advantage, OE fore fore] (bef. 12c) 1: first in a series or progression
2: of first rank or position: preeminent
[2]foremost adv (bef. 12c) 1: in the first place
2: most importantly "first and ~"