premier


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
premier /ˈprɛmɪə, ˈpriː-/
adjective first in importance, order, or position.

■ of earliest creation.

noun a Prime Minister or other head of government.

■ (in Australia and Canada) the chief minister of a government of a state or province.

– origin C15: from OFr., ‘first’, from L. primarius ‘principal’.
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