Definition of premier

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pre·mier    (pr-mîr, -myîr, prmîr) KEY 

ADJECTIVE:

1. First in status or importance; principal or chief: an architect of premier rank.
2. First to occur or exist; earliest.

NOUN:
(pr-mîr)

1. A prime minister.
2. A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English primier, from Old French, from Latin prmrius, from prmus, first; see per¹ in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
pre·miership(Noun)