Definitions for Primus

Primus pri·mus

Spelling: [prahy-muh s]
IPA: /ˈpraɪ məs/

Primus is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 118 anagrams from letters in Primus (imprsu).

Definitions for Primus

noun

  1. Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
  2. Pearl, 1919–1994, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.
  3. (of males) first among equals.

adjective

  1. (in prescriptions) first.

Origin of Primus

1855-60; Medieval Latin prīmus, noun use of Latin adj.; see prime

Examples for Primus

primus in orbe Deos fecit timor, says the philosopher; can you disprove it?

As long as the United States was the economic primus inter pares, those arguments were hard to gainsay.

Murphy put in a miserable hour over the primus melting snow.

"They might do you more good, at that," Herman said, looking at Mr. primus.

We had brought up with us some primus stoves and spirit lamps.

I have often heard of him; the primus inter pares of tutors!

They caught no one but primus, who felt safe and didn't hide.

The primus hummed and hissed, and the pemmican-pot bubbled and spurted.

We had a cold lunch with nothing to drink, so that the primus should not raise the temperature.

There it is simply said, "the principal bishop;" or, literally, the primus.

Word Value for Primus
Scrable

10

Words with friends

13

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