† prima fronteadv.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prīma fronte.

Etymology: < classical Latin prīma fronte (Quintilian) < prīma , ablative singular feminine of prīmus prime adj. + fronte , ablative of front- , frōns front n. Compare earlier prima facie adv. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prəi·mă frǫ·nti) /ˈprʌɪmə ˈfrɒntiː/.

Obsolete.

= prima facie adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > sight of something > [adverb] > at (first) sight

at (the, as to the) first sightc1390

at prime facea1413

by the first visage1422

at a lookc1450

on (also upon) (the) view of1489

prima faciec1500

at one sight1508

at the first show of1549

at first gaze1577

prima fronte1622

on (also in) the face of ita1656

on the view1823

1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 109 It seemeth Prima fronte, that the Merchant is bound to name the partie to whom he paied the said vse money.

1675 G. Harvey Dis. of London vi. 87 I cannot very well avoid animadverting on an Objection, that Prima fronte seems to carry some force.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 243 To make a revolution is a measure which, prima fronte, requires an apology.

1844 R. Choate Speech in Wks. (1862) II. 234 The presumption in the first instance is, that the existing rates of duty cause, and are necessary to, the existing prosperity. Prima fronte it is so.

1876 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) July 440 Nothing prima fronte could be more unlike the universe of Mr. Spencer than Mr. Lewes's universe.

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

单词	prima fronte
释义	† prima fronteadv. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin prīma fronte. Etymology: < classical Latin prīma fronte (Quintilian) < prīma , ablative singular feminine of prīmus prime adj. + fronte , ablative of front- , frōns front n. Compare earlier prima facie adv. N.E.D. (1908) gives the pronunciation as (prəi·mă frǫ·nti) /ˈprʌɪmə ˈfrɒntiː/. Obsolete. = prima facie adv. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > sight of something > [adverb] > at (first) sight at (the, as to the) first sightc1390 at prime facea1413 by the first visage1422 at a lookc1450 on (also upon) (the) view of1489 prima faciec1500 at one sight1508 at the first show of1549 at first gaze1577 prima fronte1622 on (also in) the face of ita1656 on the view1823 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 109 It seemeth Prima fronte, that the Merchant is bound to name the partie to whom he paied the said vse money. 1675 G. Harvey Dis. of London vi. 87 I cannot very well avoid animadverting on an Objection, that Prima fronte seems to carry some force. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 243 To make a revolution is a measure which, prima fronte, requires an apology. View more context for this quotation 1844 R. Choate Speech in Wks. (1862) II. 234 The presumption in the first instance is, that the existing rates of duty cause, and are necessary to, the existing prosperity. Prima fronte it is so. 1876 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) July 440 Nothing prima fronte could be more unlike the universe of Mr. Spencer than Mr. Lewes's universe. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2020). < adv.1622
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