adj. 1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank. 2. First to occur or exist; earliest. n. (prĭ-mîr) 1. A prime minister. 2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province. [Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pre·miership′ n. |
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