Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913
Premier
Pre′mi·er (prē′mĭ·ẽr), a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.] 1. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister. Camden. Swift.
2. Most ancient; — said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree.
Pre′mi·er, n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.