Prim″er, a. [OF. primer, primier, premier, F. premier. See Premier.] First; original; primary. “The primer English kings.” Drayton.
Primer fine(O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the writ or commencement of a suit by fine. Blackstone. — Primer seizin(Feudal Law), the right of the king, when a tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the land if in possession, and half a year's profits if the land was in reversion expectant on an estate for life; — now abolished. Blackstone.