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Primacy
- noun - the state of being first in importance
Primage
- - A charge in addition to the freight; originally, a gratuity to the captain for his particular care of the goods (sometimes called hat money), but now belonging to the owners or freighters of the vessel, unless by special agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain.
Primary
- adjective - (astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it
- a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
- coil forming the part of an electrical circuit such that changing current in it induces a current in a neighboring circuit; "current through the primary coil induces current in the secondary coil"
- First
- most important element;
- not derived from or reducible to something else; basic; "a primary instinct"
- of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"
- of or being the essential or basic part; "an elementary need for love and nurturing"
- of primary importance
- one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing
Primate
- noun - a senior clergyman and dignitary
- any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
Primero
- - A game at cards, now unknown.
Primers
- noun - an introductory textbook
- any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Primine
- - The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.
Priming
- verb - any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- fill with priming liquid; "prime a car engine"
- insert a primer into (a gun, mine, or charge) preparatory to detonation or firing; "prime a cannon"; "prime a mine"
- the act of making something ready
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Primity
- - Quality of being first; primitiveness.