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primipile|ˈpraɪmɪpaɪl| Also in L. form -pilus. [= F. primipile, ad. L. prīmipīlus the chief centurion of the triarii or third rank in a legion, for prīmī pīlī centurio centurion of the prīmus pīlus (prīmus first, pīlus a body of pikemen, f. pīlum a pike, javelin).] In Rom. Antiq., The first centurion of the first maniple of the triarii in a legion. Also fig.
[1600Holland Livy viii. viii. 287 Two Primipili or chiefe Centurions there were amongst the Triarij in the one armie & the other.] 1856Merivale Rom. Emp. (1865) V. xlii. 161 All its officers, from the imperator to the centurion and primipile. 1898Daily News 14 Feb. 6/5 Mr. William O'Brien, a primipilus in the Parnell movement. |