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primicerius

prīmĭcērĭus, ii, m. [primus - cera; whose name stands first on the wax-coated tablets; hence],
  • the first among those holding a similar office, a chief, head, superintendent (post-class.): primicerius in officio Praefectorum Praetorio, Veg. Mil. 2, 21: protectorum, of the guard, Amm.18, 3, 5: notariorum, the chancellor or chief of the secretaries, Cod. Th. 11, 18, 1: sacri cubiculi, the head-chamberlain, Cod. Just. 12, 28, 1 et saep.

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