primipilaradj.n.

Brit.

/ˌprʌɪmᵻˈpʌɪlə/, U.S.

/ˌpraɪˈmɪpᵻlər/,

/ˌpraɪmᵻˈpaɪlər/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prīmipīlāris.

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmipīlāris senior centurion of a legion, primipilus, person who performs this function, in post-classical Latin also as adjective, of or belonging to a primipilus (3rd cent.), that is a primipilus (10th cent. or earlier) < prīmipīlus primipile n. + -āris -ar suffix¹. Compare French primipilaire , noun (1548). Compare primipilus n. and earlier primipile n.With primipilar centurion compare post-classical Latin primipilaris centurio (10th cent. or earlier).

Roman History.

†A. adj.

Of or relating to a primipilus; that is a primipilus. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [adjective] > commanding 100

primipilar1600

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. xiii. 257 This Tullius now had been seuen times alreadie a primipilar or principall Centurion [L. septimum primum pilum iam Tullius ducebat].

a1677 I. Barrow Treat. Pope's Supremacy (1680) 49 A primacy of order; such an one..as the primipilar Centurion had in the Legion.

1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams i. xxxi. 39 Soon as the brave centurion shall attain The primipilar honours.

1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xl. 63 He had risen to the rank of a primipilar centurion.

B. n.

= primipilus n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > of 100 > specific

primipilea1460

primipilar1715

1715 Clavis Virgilianiæ ix. 27 He therefore having been ill treated; and almost Killed by the Centurion Ariut, or the Primipilar Milius Toro..He swam over the River Mincio to save his life.

1917 Classical Rev. 31 154/2 The Jews recognised the difference between a ‘lord of the vine-rod’ and a superior centurion, a primipilar as they called him in Hebraised Latin.

1964 R. J. Deferrari tr. Orosius Hist. vi. 244 The camp was broken into, on the advice of Pacuvius, the primipilar, and of Volusenus, the tribune.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primipilar
释义	primipilaradj.n. Brit. /ˌprʌɪmᵻˈpʌɪlə/, U.S. /ˌpraɪˈmɪpᵻlər/, /ˌpraɪmᵻˈpaɪlər/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prīmipīlāris. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmipīlāris senior centurion of a legion, primipilus, person who performs this function, in post-classical Latin also as adjective, of or belonging to a primipilus (3rd cent.), that is a primipilus (10th cent. or earlier) < prīmipīlus primipile n. + -āris -ar suffix¹. Compare French primipilaire , noun (1548). Compare primipilus n. and earlier primipile n.With primipilar centurion compare post-classical Latin primipilaris centurio (10th cent. or earlier). Roman History. †A. adj. Of or relating to a primipilus; that is a primipilus. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [adjective] > commanding 100 primipilar1600 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. xiii. 257 This Tullius now had been seuen times alreadie a primipilar or principall Centurion [L. septimum primum pilum iam Tullius ducebat]. a1677 I. Barrow Treat. Pope's Supremacy (1680) 49 A primacy of order; such an one..as the primipilar Centurion had in the Legion. 1782 J. Elphinston tr. Martial Epigrams i. xxxi. 39 Soon as the brave centurion shall attain The primipilar honours. 1891 F. W. Farrar Darkness & Dawn II. xl. 63 He had risen to the rank of a primipilar centurion. B. n. = primipilus n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] > of 100 > specific primipilea1460 primipilar1715 1715 Clavis Virgilianiæ ix. 27 He therefore having been ill treated; and almost Killed by the Centurion Ariut, or the Primipilar Milius Toro..He swam over the River Mincio to save his life. 1917 Classical Rev. 31 154/2 The Jews recognised the difference between a ‘lord of the vine-rod’ and a superior centurion, a primipilar as they called him in Hebraised Latin. 1964 R. J. Deferrari tr. Orosius Hist. vi. 244 The camp was broken into, on the advice of Pacuvius, the primipilar, and of Volusenus, the tribune. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1600
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