(a) First (in time), earliest; an alre firmest, first of all, in the very beginning; (b) foremost (in space), leading; (c) first (in quality or importance), best, most prized.
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(a) First (in time), earliest; firme throsing, primeval chaos; (b) firme birthe, first birth, primogeniture; firme birth-ehe, the right (s) of the first-born [see ē law, right]; firme-bigeten……
