Primate
Pri″mate (?), n. [OE. primat, F. primat, L. primas, -atis one of the first, chief, fr. primus the first. See Prime, a.] 1. The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who p...
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Primates
‖Pri‐ma″tes (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with the apes and monkeys. Cf. Pitheci.
Primateship
Pri″mate‐ship (?), n. The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.
Primatial
Pri‐ma″tial (?), a. [Cf. F. primatial.] Primatical. D'Anville (Trans.).
Primatical
Pri‐mat″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a primate. Barrow.
Prime
Prime (?), a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl. corresponding to the compar. prior former. See Prior, a., Foremost, Former, and cf. Prim, a., Primary, Prince.] 1. First in ord...
Prime (2)
Prime (?), n. 1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn; the spring. Chaucer.In the very prime of the world...
Prime (3)
Prime, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Primed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Priming.] [From Prime, a.] 1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a primer to, as a metallic cartridge.2....
Prime (4)
Prime, v. i. 1. To be renewed, or as at first.Night's bashful empress, though she often wane,As oft repeats her darkness, primes again. Quarles.2. To serve as priming for the ch...
Prime (5)
Prime, a.(Math.) (a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7 is a prime number. (b) Having no common factor; — used with to; as, 12 is prime to 25.
Primely
Prime″ly, adv. 1. At first; primarily. South.2. In a prime manner; excellently.
Primeness
Prime″ness, n. 1. The quality or state of being first.2. The quality or state of being prime, or excellent.
Primer
Prim″er (?), n. One who, or that which, primes; specifically, an instrument or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing percussion powder or other compound for...
Primer (2)
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 ki...
Primer (3)
Prim″er (?), n. [Originally, the book read at prime, the first canonical hour. LL. primae liber. See Prime, n., 4.] 1. Originally, a small prayer book for church service, contai...
Primero
Pri‐me″ro (?), n. [Sp. primera, fr. primero first, from L. primarius. See Premier.] A game at cards, now unknown. Shak.
Primerole
Prim″er‐ole (?), n.(Bot.) See Primrose. “She was a primerole.” Chaucer.
Primeval
Pri‐me″val (?), a. [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum age. See Prime, a., andAge.] Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive; primary; as, the primeval innocen...
Primevally
Pri‐me″val‐ly, adv. In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times; originally. Darwin.
Primevous
Pri‐me″vous, a. Primeval.
Primigenial
Pri′mi‐ge″ni‐al (?), a. First born, or first of all; original; primary. See Primogenial.
Primigenious
{ Pri′mi‐ge″ni‐ous (?), Pri‐mig″e‐nous (?), } a. [L. primigenus, primigenius. See Primogeniture.] First formed or generated; original; primigenial. Bp. Hall.
Primine
Pri″mine (?), n. [L. primus first: cf. F. primine.] (Bot.) The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.☞ This word has been used by some writers to denote the inner integum...
Priming
Prim″ing (?), n. 1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,...
Primipara
‖Pri‐mip″a‐ra (?), n. [L., fr. primus first + parere to bring forth.] (Med.) A woman who bears a child for the first time.
Primiparous
Pri‐mip″a‐rous (?), a. [See Primipara.] Belonging to a first birth; bearing young for the first time.
Primipilar
Pri‐mip″i‐lar (?), a. [L. primipilaris, fr. primipilus the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion, fr. primus pilus the division made up of the triarii in the Roman arm...