† primityn.

Forms: 1500s primitie, 1600s primity.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmus , -ity suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin prīmus prime adj. + -ity suffix. In sense 2 probably after post-classical Latin primitas state or condition of being first (from 13th cent. in British sources), pre-eminence (from 14th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources); compare Middle French primité high social position (16th cent. in an isolated attestation).

Obsolete.

1. The first part; the beginning. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > the first part or beginning

beginning1297

primec1300

firstc1330

primity1546

prime tide1549

springtime1579

morning1595

vaward1599

noviceship1610

fore-enda1616

vernalitya1639

1546 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 1st Pt. f. 25 ^v (margin) Primitie.

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 103 Which being not a final or total Ruine of Babylon, but, as it were, the Primity thereof.

2. The fact or position of being first in rank or order; priority, supremacy; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun]

bestness1548

preseance1591

presidency1608

primity1643

superlativenessa1649

supreme1681

optimism1797

1643 P. Hunton Treat. Monarchie i. iv. 25 So we call it a Mixed Monarchy, where the primity of share in the supreme power is in one.

1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed i. 40 This primity God requires to be attributed to himself.

1660 R. Sheringham Kings Supremacy Asserted (1682) viii. 94 Where a transcendent interest, or primity of state, is in one man, it is sufficient to constitute a Monarchy.

a1680 Eng. Hist. Rev. (1980) 95 82 The three estates are all sharers in the supreme power..[ellipsis in text] the primity of share in the supreme power is in one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	primity
释义	† primityn. Forms: 1500s primitie, 1600s primity. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin prīmus , -ity suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin prīmus prime adj. + -ity suffix. In sense 2 probably after post-classical Latin primitas state or condition of being first (from 13th cent. in British sources), pre-eminence (from 14th cent. in British sources; also in continental sources); compare Middle French primité high social position (16th cent. in an isolated attestation). Obsolete. 1. The first part; the beginning. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > beginning > [noun] > the first part or beginning beginning1297 primec1300 firstc1330 primity1546 prime tide1549 springtime1579 morning1595 vaward1599 noviceship1610 fore-enda1616 vernalitya1639 1546 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 1st Pt. f. 25 ^v (margin) Primitie. 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 103 Which being not a final or total Ruine of Babylon, but, as it were, the Primity thereof. 2. The fact or position of being first in rank or order; priority, supremacy; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being the best > [noun] bestness1548 preseance1591 presidency1608 primity1643 superlativenessa1649 supreme1681 optimism1797 1643 P. Hunton Treat. Monarchie i. iv. 25 So we call it a Mixed Monarchy, where the primity of share in the supreme power is in one. 1659 J. Pearson Expos. Apostles Creed i. 40 This primity God requires to be attributed to himself. 1660 R. Sheringham Kings Supremacy Asserted (1682) viii. 94 Where a transcendent interest, or primity of state, is in one man, it is sufficient to constitute a Monarchy. a1680 Eng. Hist. Rev. (1980) 95 82 The three estates are all sharers in the supreme power..[ellipsis in text] the primity of share in the supreme power is in one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1546
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