What is "eximious"

Eximious \Ex*im"ious\a. [L. eximius taken out, i. e. select, fr. eximere to take out. See Exempt.] Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [Obs.]

The eximious and arcane science of physic.
--Fuller.

a. (context archaic English) pre-eminent, outstanding.

Eximious is an album by the American jazz guitarist Joe Pass and double bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). It was re-issued in 2000 on CD by Original Jazz Classics.