Middle English Dictionary Entry
in primis phr.
Entry Info
| Forms | in primis phr. Also jn primis. |
| Etymology | L |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
In the first place, firstly.
Associated quotations
- (1407-17) Rec.St.Mary at Hillp.xcv : In primis, ij laarge fattes full of water, oon within the churche dore and an other with owte.
- (1409) Mem.Bk.York in Sur.Soc.125176 : In primis, it is ordand be the assent of all the hale crafte beforsayd that ilkane of tham sal be obedient to thair sercheours.
- (1465) Paston (Gairdner)4.142 : Inprimis, a peyr brygandyrs, a salet, a boresper, [etc.].
- (1469) Invent.All Sts.in BGAS 2485 : Jn Primis, a chalys all gulte weyeng xx vnces & iij quarterys.