(prīmōris, e) adj. primus, the first, first, foremost: primore in acie versari, Ta.: feminae, Ta.: primoribus labris attingere, with the edges of the lips, i. e. lightly.

—Plur. m. as subst: ad primores provolat, to the front, L.: inter primores dimicat, Cu.

—Fig., plur m. as subst, the chiefs, nobles, leaders, first men: ereptus primoribus ager, L.: inter primores populorum geri, L.: populi, H.