premier
    adj 1: first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank";
           "the prime minister" [syn: premier(a), prime(a)]
    2: preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" [syn:
       premier, premiere]
    n 1: the person who holds the position of head of the government
         in the United Kingdom [syn: Prime Minister, PM,
         premier]
    2: the person who is head of state (in several countries) [syn:
       chancellor, premier, prime minister]
    v 1: be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of
         the young composer and it was a critical success" [syn:
         premier, premiere]
    2: perform a work for the first time [syn: premier,
       premiere]

Premier \Pre"mi*er\, a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the
   first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary,
   Prime, a.]
   1. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier
      minister. --Camden. Swift.
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   2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title
      of his degree.
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Premier \Pre"mi*er\, n.
   The first minister of state; the prime minister.
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