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primus inter pares

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pri⋅mus in⋅ter pa⋅res

  [pree-moos in-ter pah-res; Eng. prahy-muhs in-ter pair-eez, pree-]
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Latin.
(of males) first among equals.
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pri·mus in·ter pa·res   (prī'məs ĭn'tər pâr'ēz, prē'mŏŏs ĭn'tər pä'rěs')   
n.   pl. pri·mi inter pares (-mī, -mē)
The first among equals.

[Latin prīmus inter parēs : prīmus, first + inter, among + parēs, pl. of pār, equal.]
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