primusn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈprʌɪməs/, U.S.

/ˈpraɪməs/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Apparently also partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin prīmus; Latin primus Scotiae episcopus.

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmus first (see prime adj.). In sense A. 1 apparently short for post-classical Latin primus Scotiae episcopus (probably c1708). In sense A. 2 after Swedish primus (1904; 1897 in the compound primuskök Primus stove, literally ‘Primus cooker’ ).

A. n.

1. Frequently with capital initial. In the Episcopal Church of Scotland: a bishop chosen by the College of Bishops to preside over episcopal meetings, but having no metropolitan authority.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archbishop > Scottish Episcopal > [noun]

primus1724

1724 in J. Skinner Eccl. Hist. Scotl. (1788) II. 633 The Primus and the other Bishops have permitted the use of the Scotch Liturgy to such of the clergy as shall think fit to use it.

1786 Scots Mag. Feb. 77 The eldest prelate, whoever he is, presides among his brethren, and is styled Primus Episcopus, or, more shortly, Primus.

1860 J. Gardner Faiths World II. 830/2 Scottish Episcopal Church... One of the bishops is elected primus or chief bishop during pleasure, there having been no archbishops in Scotland since the Revolution.

1899 J. Wordsworth Episcopate C. Wordsworth v. 178 I wrote to the Primus, Bishop Gleig.

1935 Times 9 Feb. 16/3 Dr. A. J. Maclean, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, who has been appointed Primus of the Episcopal Church of Scotland.

1960 J. Highet Sc. Churches 30 The Primus (who is neither Primate nor Archbishop of the Scottish Church) presides at all Synods and meetings of Bishops and is accorded the title ‘most Reverend’.

2005 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 8 Nov. 12 As primus, he has represented the Episcopal Church around the world.

2. Also Primus. A proprietary name for: a type of portable pressure stove or lamp, usually burning paraffin. Frequently attributive, esp. as Primus stove.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun]

range1423

buccan1611

fire-range1668

stew-stove1727

screw-range1772

stew-hole1780

cooking stove1796

range stove1803

cooking range1805

cookstove1820

kitchener1829

gas range1853

cooker1860

gas cooker1873

Soyer's stove1878

hay-box1885

blazer1889

machine oven1890

paraffin stove1891

primus1893

electric cooker1894

electric range1894

Yukon stove1898

fireless cooker1904

picnic stove1910

pressure stove1914

Tommy cooker1915

rangette1922

Aga1931

barbecue1931

Rayburn1947

sigri1949

jiko1973

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > oil-lamp > pressure lamp > specific

primus1893

petromax1929

Tilley1932

1893 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 30 Dec. 995/1 He had brought for inspection the new ‘Primus’ stove, which burnt petroleum without a wick.

1904 Outing Mar. 698/1 At last we found and packed with rucksacks, small kerosene cans, Primus stove, etc.

1907 Athenæum 12 Oct. 436/2 Robinson with great efforts made the ‘Primus’ work, and then burnt the stew with it.

1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families iii. 53 It was asking too much of anyone's stomach to expect primus cookery.

1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax i. 11 Have you ever tried..to light a primus stove?.. The methylated spirits flare up... You must frantically pump paraffin through to the burner.

1951 G. Millar White Boat from Eng. ii. 16 We had several gadgets for the primus, including a pyramidal toaster.

1974 O. Manning Rain Forest iii. i. 254 Simon folded back the flaps of a large, square tent... A primus lamp hung from the roof.

2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 189 A four-berth cabin in the centre, a flush toilet in the bows, a Primus stove on gimbals for cooking.

B. adj.

As postmodifier: designating the elder of two persons with the same surname; (esp., in British public schools) designating the elder of two pupils with the same surname, or the first to enter the school. Cf. major adj. 2b. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > senior person > [adjective]

morelOE

senior?a1475

sen.1676

senr.1763

primus1765

ma1791

majorc1823

maximus1848

1765 Public Reg. (Dublin) 14 May 286/3 The following young Gentlemen obtained Præmiums, viz, Messrs. Roberts primus, Mosse, Parnell, Pratt.

1796 T. Robbins Diary (1886) I. 6 My classmate Romeyn primus, was, I hear, quite unwell.

1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. iii. 14 ‘Mammy-sick’, growled Barlow primus.

1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table xii. 347 He paid one Potter, who took it, three. Four got Robinson; five got Dix; Johnson primus demanded six.

1872 S. D. Alexander Princeton Coll. during Eighteenth Cent. 112 It was doubtless this trait which acquired for him and his brother Samuel..the appellation said to have been given them—Botheration Primus, and Botheration Secundus.

1905 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 2 Feb. 126/1 That innovation can only come when Brown primus, the head of the school, or Jones primus, the captain of the eleven, decides to innovate.

2005 Oxf. Dict. National Biogr. (Electronic ed.) at Monro, Alexander, secundus The third son of Alexander Monro primus (1697–1767), professor of medicine and anatomy at Edinburgh University.

Derivatives

ˈprimus-ship n. rare the position or office of primus; the period in which a person holds this office.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archbishop > Scottish Episcopal > [noun] > office of

primus-ship1899

1899 J. Wordsworth Episcopate C. Wordsworth v. 156 The second [year] was the beginning of the reign of King George III, and of the Primus-ship of Bishop William Falconar.

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

单词	primus
释义	primusn.adj. Brit. /ˈprʌɪməs/, U.S. /ˈpraɪməs/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Apparently also partly formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin prīmus; Latin primus Scotiae episcopus. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmus first (see prime adj.). In sense A. 1 apparently short for post-classical Latin primus Scotiae episcopus (probably c1708). In sense A. 2 after Swedish primus (1904; 1897 in the compound primuskök Primus stove, literally ‘Primus cooker’ ). A. n. 1. Frequently with capital initial. In the Episcopal Church of Scotland: a bishop chosen by the College of Bishops to preside over episcopal meetings, but having no metropolitan authority. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archbishop > Scottish Episcopal > [noun] primus1724 1724 in J. Skinner Eccl. Hist. Scotl. (1788) II. 633 The Primus and the other Bishops have permitted the use of the Scotch Liturgy to such of the clergy as shall think fit to use it. 1786 Scots Mag. Feb. 77 The eldest prelate, whoever he is, presides among his brethren, and is styled Primus Episcopus, or, more shortly, Primus. 1860 J. Gardner Faiths World II. 830/2 Scottish Episcopal Church... One of the bishops is elected primus or chief bishop during pleasure, there having been no archbishops in Scotland since the Revolution. 1899 J. Wordsworth Episcopate C. Wordsworth v. 178 I wrote to the Primus, Bishop Gleig. 1935 Times 9 Feb. 16/3 Dr. A. J. Maclean, Bishop of Moray, Ross and Caithness, who has been appointed Primus of the Episcopal Church of Scotland. 1960 J. Highet Sc. Churches 30 The Primus (who is neither Primate nor Archbishop of the Scottish Church) presides at all Synods and meetings of Bishops and is accorded the title ‘most Reverend’. 2005 Press & Jrnl. (Aberdeen) (Nexis) 8 Nov. 12 As primus, he has represented the Episcopal Church around the world. 2. Also Primus. A proprietary name for: a type of portable pressure stove or lamp, usually burning paraffin. Frequently attributive, esp. as Primus stove. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] range1423 buccan1611 fire-range1668 stew-stove1727 screw-range1772 stew-hole1780 cooking stove1796 range stove1803 cooking range1805 cookstove1820 kitchener1829 gas range1853 cooker1860 gas cooker1873 Soyer's stove1878 hay-box1885 blazer1889 machine oven1890 paraffin stove1891 primus1893 electric cooker1894 electric range1894 Yukon stove1898 fireless cooker1904 picnic stove1910 pressure stove1914 Tommy cooker1915 rangette1922 Aga1931 barbecue1931 Rayburn1947 sigri1949 jiko1973 the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > artificial light defined by light-source > [noun] > oil-lamp > pressure lamp > specific primus1893 petromax1929 Tilley1932 1893 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 30 Dec. 995/1 He had brought for inspection the new ‘Primus’ stove, which burnt petroleum without a wick. 1904 Outing Mar. 698/1 At last we found and packed with rucksacks, small kerosene cans, Primus stove, etc. 1907 Athenæum 12 Oct. 436/2 Robinson with great efforts made the ‘Primus’ work, and then burnt the stew with it. 1933 E. A. Robertson Ordinary Families iii. 53 It was asking too much of anyone's stomach to expect primus cookery. 1944 M. Laski Love on Supertax i. 11 Have you ever tried..to light a primus stove?.. The methylated spirits flare up... You must frantically pump paraffin through to the burner. 1951 G. Millar White Boat from Eng. ii. 16 We had several gadgets for the primus, including a pyramidal toaster. 1974 O. Manning Rain Forest iii. i. 254 Simon folded back the flaps of a large, square tent... A primus lamp hung from the roof. 2002 R. Murphy Kick (2003) 189 A four-berth cabin in the centre, a flush toilet in the bows, a Primus stove on gimbals for cooking. B. adj. As postmodifier: designating the elder of two persons with the same surname; (esp., in British public schools) designating the elder of two pupils with the same surname, or the first to enter the school. Cf. major adj. 2b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > senior person > [adjective] morelOE senior?a1475 sen.1676 senr.1763 primus1765 ma1791 majorc1823 maximus1848 1765 Public Reg. (Dublin) 14 May 286/3 The following young Gentlemen obtained Præmiums, viz, Messrs. Roberts primus, Mosse, Parnell, Pratt. 1796 T. Robbins Diary (1886) I. 6 My classmate Romeyn primus, was, I hear, quite unwell. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. i. iii. 14 ‘Mammy-sick’, growled Barlow primus. 1858 O. W. Holmes Autocrat of Breakfast-table xii. 347 He paid one Potter, who took it, three. Four got Robinson; five got Dix; Johnson primus demanded six. 1872 S. D. Alexander Princeton Coll. during Eighteenth Cent. 112 It was doubtless this trait which acquired for him and his brother Samuel..the appellation said to have been given them—Botheration Primus, and Botheration Secundus. 1905 Jrnl. Educ. (Univ. of Boston School of Educ.) 2 Feb. 126/1 That innovation can only come when Brown primus, the head of the school, or Jones primus, the captain of the eleven, decides to innovate. 2005 Oxf. Dict. National Biogr. (Electronic ed.) at Monro, Alexander, secundus The third son of Alexander Monro primus (1697–1767), professor of medicine and anatomy at Edinburgh University. Derivatives ˈprimus-ship n. rare the position or office of primus; the period in which a person holds this office. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > archbishop > Scottish Episcopal > [noun] > office of primus-ship1899 1899 J. Wordsworth Episcopate C. Wordsworth v. 156 The second [year] was the beginning of the reign of King George III, and of the Primus-ship of Bishop William Falconar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1724
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