First Known Use: 1724
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primus
noun, pri·mus often capitalized \ˈprī-məs\
Definition of PRIMUS
: the presiding bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church
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Origin of PRIMUS
Medieval Latin, one who is first, magnate, from Latin, first — more at prime
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