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attributive. Now chiefly Philosophy. That is the initial or primary source of movement or activity; esp. (in first moving cause) denoting God as…
gen. Designating a primary or initial cause or factor.
A student of the highest rank (typically from an aristocratic family) at the University of St Andrews or the University of Glasgow. Cf. seconder, n.…