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pre⋅mier
[pri-meer, -myeer, pree-meer] 
–noun
| 1. | the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister. |
| 2. | a chief officer. |
–adjective
| 3. | first in rank; chief; leading. |
| 4. | first in time; earliest; oldest. |
Origin:
1400–50; late ME primer, primier, premer (adj.) < AF primer, premer and MF premier, primier lit., first < L prīmārius of the first rank; see primary
1400–50; late ME primer, primier, premer (adj.) < AF primer, premer and MF premier, primier lit., first < L prīmārius of the first rank; see primary
Related forms:
pre⋅mier⋅ship, noun
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| pre·mier (prĭ-mîr', -myîr', prē'mîr) adj.
[Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prīmārius, from prīmus, first; see per1 in Indo-European roots.] pre·mier'ship' n. |
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Premier
Pre"mi*er\, n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : Premier
Spanish:
primero, principal, a la cabeza,
German:
erst,
Japanese:
主な
premier
The head of government in many nations. A premier's position is usually the same as that of a prime minister. The chiefs of government of the provinces of Canada are called premiers.
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premier (adj.)
c.1470, from M.Fr. premier "first, chief," from L. primarius "of the first rank, chief" (see primary). The noun in the political sense (1711) is shortening of premier minister (1686). In U.S., premier formerly occasionally was applied to the Secretary of State (1855-c.1900).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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