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primus

1

[ prahy-muhs ]

noun

(often initial capital letter)
plural primuses.
  1. Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.


primus

2

[ prahy-muhs ]

adjective

  1. (in prescriptions) first.

Primus

3

[ pree-muhs ]

noun

  1. Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.

Primus

1

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a portable paraffin cooking stove, used esp by campers Also calledPrimus stove
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

primus

2

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. Scottish Episcopal Church the presiding bishop in the Synod
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of primus1

1855–60; < Medieval Latin īܲ, noun use of Latin adj.; prime

Origin of primus2

1790–1800; < Latin īܲ; prime
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of primus1

from Latin: first
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The Old Dominion was accustomed to thinking of itself as primus inter pares in any confederation of states.

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That made the king more primus inter pares than absolute monarch.

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The invitation looks like a mistaken act of over-compensation, an effort to make sure the UK, an early backmarker, reverted to its traditional position of primus inter pares, the Special One.

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The most contentious part of the ensemble was a giant primus stove with a bas-relief of the devil and his helpers.

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Wallenberg in a sense was primus inter pares, first among equals.

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