Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The first in rank of the Episcopal bishops of Scotland.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The first in dignity among the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One of the bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.
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- noun One of the
bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, whopresides at themeetings of the bishops, and has certainprivileges but nometropolitan authority .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
- noun the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church of Scotland
Etymologies
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Examples
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The primus was his valet, a servant found in every Viennese household at the time.
Mozart The Man and the Artist as Revealed in his own Words Kerst, Friedrich 1905
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[2992] Vossius and others read "primus" instead of "prius," but on defective ms. authority.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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More shockingly, the speaker goes on to offer a most unfortunate analogy, likening the "primus" of the Church, to the "monarchy" of God the Father within the Trinity.
orrologion 2009
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"Now as to my mode of life: As soon as you were gone I played two games of billiards with Herr von Mozart who wrote the opera for Schickaneder's theatre; then I sold my nag for fourteen ducats; then I had Joseph call my primus and bring a black coffee, to which I smoked a glorious pipe of tobacco ....
Mozart The Man and the Artist as Revealed in his own Words Kerst, Friedrich 1905
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"primus" stove, borrowed from the _Pelican's_ galley, was taken along for the high work.
The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America Hudson Stuck 1891
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The prime minister is technically "primus inter pares" – first among equals – in the cabinet whose members are appointed by the Queen and are solely responsible to parliament for their departments.
Top civil servants given power to report ministers to PM 2011
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He cradled the head of each warrior just as the primus of their fahrar had first cradled them—“First breath to last . . .”
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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If you look at “advice and consent” as a term of art, it always appeared in the post-revolutionary state constitutions in the context of either a plural executive of which the nominal head of state was primus inter pares, or of an executive whose most important powers were subject to the control of a privy council with constitutional authority to veto his decisions.
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He cradled the head of each warrior just as the primus of their fahrar had first cradled them—“First breath to last . . .”
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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He cradled the head of each warrior just as the primus of their fahrar had first cradled them—“First breath to last . . .”
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
bilby commented on the word primus
"I reheated the tea on Spike Deans' primus, and toasted the bread on the G truck fire."
- Spike Milligan, 'Mussolini: My Part In His Downfall.'
May 14, 2009