primus

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpraɪməs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prī′məs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pri•mus1  (prī′məs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mus•es. (often cap.)
  1. Religion[Scot. Episc. Ch.]a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
  • Medieval Latin prīmus, noun, nominal use of Latin adjective, adjectival; see prime
  • 1855–60

pri•mus2  (prī′məs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Drugs(in prescriptions) first.
  • Latin prīmus; see prime
  • 1790–1800

Pri•mus  (prē′məs)USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical Pearl, born 1919, U.S. dancer, born in Trinidad.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Primus / ˈpraɪməs/
  1. a portable paraffin cooking stove, used esp by campers
    Also called: Primus stove
'primus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Primus stove - foremost - most - premier - prima facie - primal - primaquine - primary - primate - prime - primeval - primigravida - primipara - primitive - primo - primordial - primus inter pares - prince - pristine

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