primus inter pares

[pree-moos in-ter pah-res; Eng. prahy-muhs in-ter pair-eez, pree-]

Latin.

(of males) first among equals.

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primus inter pares (ˈpraɪməs ɪntə ˈpɑːrɪz)

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	first among equals

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