première

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The first performance of a drama or opera.
• First or foremost or chief, as said of women.
• noun A woman who has a leading part to perform.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• First; chief.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun less common Alternative spelling of premiere.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• verb perform a work for the first time
• adjective preceding all others in time
• verb be performed for the first time
• noun the first public performance of a play or movie