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primarius

primarius, first in rank, principal, eminent, distinguished

prīmārĭus, a, um, adj. [primus],
  • one of the first, of the first rank, chief, principal, excellent, remarkable (class.): primarius parasitus, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 73 (668): quoad primarius vir dicat, the first speaker, he who has a right to be heard, id. Rud. 4, 4, 29 (1073): primarius vir populi, Cic. Sen. 17, 61: femina, id. Verr. 2, 1, 58, § 153: bellator, Plin. 7, 43, 45, § 139.—Of things: condicio, Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 81 (138): non ea, quae primario loco sunt, sed ea, quae secundum locum obtinent, Cic. Fin. 3, 16, 52 dub. (B. and K. priore loco; Madvig. conj.: primo ordine; v. Madvig. ad loc.): lapis, Vulg. Zach. 4, 7.

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