primus inter paresadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpriːməs ˌɪntə ˈpɑːriːz/,

/ˌprʌɪməs ˌɪntə ˈpɛːriːz/, U.S.

/ˈˌpraɪməs ˌɪntər ˈpɛˌriz/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, primi inter pares.

Forms: 1600s– primus inter pares, 1800s– prima inter pares Brit.

/ˌpriːmə(r) ˌɪntə ˈpɑːreɪz/,

/ˌprʌɪmə(r) ˌɪntə ˈpɛːriːz/, U.S.

/ˈˌpraɪmə ˌɪntər ˈpɛˌriz/ (chiefly denoting a woman or a thing considered as female).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin primus inter pares.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin primus inter pares (first half of the 17th cent. or earlier: see note below) < classical Latin prīmus prime adj. + inter between, among (see inter- prefix) + parēs , accusative plural of pār a person of equal rank (see peer n.).The earliest use of the post-classical Latin phrase ( Pierre d'Avity Archontologia cosmica (1628) 156) refers to the respective status of bishops. It is now frequently used by Orthodox theologians of the status of the Pope vis-a-vis the patriarchs of the Orthodox Church; if this was its original reference, it may be at least as early as the Council of Florence (1438–45). In form prima inter pares after Latin prima, feminine of primus. In plural form primi inter pares after Latin primi, plural of primus. Not fully naturalized in English.

In predicative use: ‘first among equals’; designating the most senior or prominent in a group otherwise of the same rank or position. Also occasionally as n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective]

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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [noun] > first among equals

primus inter pares1688

1688 W. Wake tr. Sure Means for Conversion All Hereticks 47 They say, that the Pope is Primus inter Pares, and that so he is the first of all Bishops.

1747 M. Towgood Dissenting Gentleman's Second Lett. 52 There are Ministers which are called Superintendents, or Bishops, yet these are only primi inter Pares.

1752 R. Frost Stars in Christ's Right-hand 6 Though there was a parity of order among the pastors, yet one among them was primus inter pares.

1813 J. Adams Let. 12 Nov. in Papers T. Jefferson (Retirement Series) (2009) VI. 612 Mr Dickinson was primus inter pares, the Bell Weather; the leader of the Aristocratical flock.

1872 Times 28 Oct. 11/1 Though the Church of England might take the lead in this work, it should be as prima inter pares.

1887 Athenæum 16 Apr. 507/1 The sovereign, relatively, was but primus inter pares, closely connected by origin and intermarriage with a turbulent feudal nobility.

1919 M. Beer Hist. Brit. Socialism I. ii. v. 162 He could be their self-sacrificing father and teacher, their authoritative adviser and leader, but never the primus inter pares.

1961 Times 12 Oct. 18/1 But this is a ballet in which Dame Margot is but prima inter pares.

1998 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 37 319 The officers of provincial towns had traditionally been..but primus inter pares with their fellow townsmen.

2004 Politics Oct. 50/2 When it came to the western alliance system, the US was understood to be primus inter pares. It has a privileged position in Nato.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	primus inter pares
释义	primus inter paresadj.n. Brit. /ˌpriːməs ˌɪntə ˈpɑːriːz/, /ˌprʌɪməs ˌɪntə ˈpɛːriːz/, U.S. /ˈˌpraɪməs ˌɪntər ˈpɛˌriz/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, primi inter pares. Forms: 1600s– primus inter pares, 1800s– prima inter pares Brit. /ˌpriːmə(r) ˌɪntə ˈpɑːreɪz/, /ˌprʌɪmə(r) ˌɪntə ˈpɛːriːz/, U.S. /ˈˌpraɪmə ˌɪntər ˈpɛˌriz/ (chiefly denoting a woman or a thing considered as female). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin primus inter pares. Etymology: < post-classical Latin primus inter pares (first half of the 17th cent. or earlier: see note below) < classical Latin prīmus prime adj. + inter between, among (see inter- prefix) + parēs , accusative plural of pār a person of equal rank (see peer n.).The earliest use of the post-classical Latin phrase ( Pierre d'Avity Archontologia cosmica (1628) 156) refers to the respective status of bishops. It is now frequently used by Orthodox theologians of the status of the Pope vis-a-vis the patriarchs of the Orthodox Church; if this was its original reference, it may be at least as early as the Council of Florence (1438–45). In form prima inter pares after Latin prima, feminine of primus. In plural form primi inter pares after Latin primi, plural of primus. Not fully naturalized in English. In predicative use: ‘first among equals’; designating the most senior or prominent in a group otherwise of the same rank or position. Also occasionally as n. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [adjective] firsteOE headOE highOE greatc1350 upperestc1374 chief1377 singular1377 principala1382 royalc1425 cardinal1440 pre-eminenta1460 praisea1475 main1480 maina1525 primary1565 captain1566 arch1574 mistressa1586 capital1597 topless1609 primea1616 metropolitan1635 transeminent1660 whole1675 uppermost1680 primus inter pares1688 topping1694 Sudder1787 par excellence1839 banner1840 primatial1892 the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > pre-eminence > [noun] > first among equals primus inter pares1688 1688 W. Wake tr. Sure Means for Conversion All Hereticks 47 They say, that the Pope is Primus inter Pares, and that so he is the first of all Bishops. 1747 M. Towgood Dissenting Gentleman's Second Lett. 52 There are Ministers which are called Superintendents, or Bishops, yet these are only primi inter Pares. 1752 R. Frost Stars in Christ's Right-hand 6 Though there was a parity of order among the pastors, yet one among them was primus inter pares. 1813 J. Adams Let. 12 Nov. in Papers T. Jefferson (Retirement Series) (2009) VI. 612 Mr Dickinson was primus inter pares, the Bell Weather; the leader of the Aristocratical flock. 1872 Times 28 Oct. 11/1 Though the Church of England might take the lead in this work, it should be as prima inter pares. 1887 Athenæum 16 Apr. 507/1 The sovereign, relatively, was but primus inter pares, closely connected by origin and intermarriage with a turbulent feudal nobility. 1919 M. Beer Hist. Brit. Socialism I. ii. v. 162 He could be their self-sacrificing father and teacher, their authoritative adviser and leader, but never the primus inter pares. 1961 Times 12 Oct. 18/1 But this is a ballet in which Dame Margot is but prima inter pares. 1998 Jrnl. Brit. Stud. 37 319 The officers of provincial towns had traditionally been..but primus inter pares with their fellow townsmen. 2004 Politics Oct. 50/2 When it came to the western alliance system, the US was understood to be primus inter pares. It has a privileged position in Nato. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1688
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