/
ˈprɛmɪə,
ˈpriː-/
adj.
first in importance, order, or position.
▸of earliest creation.
n.
a Prime Minister or other head of government.
▸(in Australia and Canada) the chief minister of a government of a state or province.
Etymology
C15: from OFr., ‘first’, from L. primarius ‘principal’.