premier : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: premier	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for premier
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
premier adj first in rank or degree; "an architect of premier rank"; "the prime minister" Synonym(s): premier(a), prime(a) preceding all others in time; "the premiere showing" Synonym(s): premier, premiere n the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom Synonym(s): Prime Minister, PM, premier the person who is head of state (in several countries) Synonym(s): chancellor, premier, prime minister v be performed for the first time; "We premiered the opera of the young composer and it was a critical success" Synonym(s): premier, premiere perform a work for the first time Synonym(s): premier, premiere
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Premier \Pre"mier\, 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. 2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Premier \Pre"mi*er\, n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.