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† priˈmore Obs. rare—1.
[ad. It. primore (priˈmore), L. prīmōr-is first, foremost, chief, L. pl. prīmōrēs, as n. the front rank in battle, deriv. of prīm-us first.]
A chief man.
1625T. Godwin Moses & Aaron (1641) 18 The Patriarke of Constantinople and his Primore termed Protosyncellus, and amongst the Romans, the Centurion and his Optio. [1856J. Brown in Cairns Mem. x. (1860) 325 My earlier friends among the primores of the Synod..have most of them long ago departed.]
Hence † priˈmority, foremost place or importance.
1727Philip Quarll 142 Sally,..seeing the Primority of Marriage so much pleaded for, thought it may be worth her while to claim it. |