primus

Speech parts

1. primus - Noun

2. Primus - Proper noun

Meaning

One of the bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, who presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain privileges but no metropolitan authority.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

first head top foremost Primus stove bishop premier captain major area best former leading capital primary
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Hypernyms

bishop range stove cooking stove kitchen stove kitchen range

Phrases with the word

primus inter pares centum et primus centum primus primus-ship digitus primus dexter manus digitus primus manus

Anagrams

purism

Examples

Not causing trouble, not touching anything, fixing the primus. Mikhail Bulgakov

"No!" shouted Arthur. "What's wrong with you? They're people! You can't just kill hundreds or thousands of Piper's children because the Piper might... just might... make some of them do something!" "Can't we?" asked Dame Primus. She sounded genuinely puzzled. Garth Nix

As the totem pole is tied to the lineality of the missionaries' Bible, so the igloo was made possible by the primus stove. Marshall McLuhan

It's always hard to put your finger on what it is that makes Primus Primus. Les Claypool

I was way into Primus in high school so hanging out with him was a thrill. Mike Lowry

Primus inter pares. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

primulin primuline primum mobile primus motor Primus stove primus-ship