premier

Meanings

Adjective

• Foremost; first or highest in quality or degree.
• Most ancient.

Noun

• The head of government in parliament and leader of the cabinet.
• The government leader in a legislative congress or leader of a government-level administrative body; the head of government.
• The first lieutenant or other second-in-command officer of a ship.
• The champion team of a particular season (especially as used in Australian rules football).

Verb

• To perform, display or exhibit for the first time.
• To govern in the role of premier.

Related

Similar words

• prime minister, first minister
• first minister
• prime minister
• first lieutenant, first mate

Origin

• Borrowed from Middle French premier, from Latin prīmārius. primary.