imprimis

[ im-prahy-mis, -pree- ]

adverb

in the first place.

Origin of imprimis

1425–75; late Middle English <Latin, contraction of phrase in prīmīs in the first place, above all

Words Nearby imprimis

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How to use imprimis in a sentence

Symbolæ ad anatomiam villorum imprimis eorum epithelii, Berlin, 1837.
Form and Function | E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell
"imprimis," York began, with his pen on the lease form before him.
The Reclaimers | Margaret Hill McCarter
Erat imprimis Scipioni carus ob singularem virtutem et impigram ad pericula et labores alacritatem.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
Nimiae viri potentiae obsistebant quidam ex optimatibus et imprimis Quintus Catulus.
Selections from Viri Romae | Charles Franois L'Homond
imprimis memorandum exemplum quod Anshelmus Boetius de seipso refert, tam mutati Coloris, quam casu preservationis.
Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664) | Robert Boyle

British Dictionary definitions for imprimis

imprimis

/ (ɪmˈpraɪmɪs) /

adverb

archaic in the first place

Origin of imprimis

C15: from Latin phrase in prīmīs, literally: among the first things

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