facile princeps
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of facile princeps
literally: easily first
Example Sentences
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Among the media of our day, Home is naturally facile princeps.
From Modern Magic by Maximilian Schele de Vere
As a soldier and statesman he was facile princeps.
From The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering by Alexander Fraser
When a boy at school, of all my favourite authors, Bulwer Lytton was facile princeps.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Gordon Stables
The Clyde stands facile princeps in this most important branch of industry.
From The Romance of Industry and Invention by Robert Cochrane
Nevertheless, from the moment Lee succeeded to the command of the army in Virginia, he was facile princeps in the war, towering above all on both sides, as the pyramid of Ghizeh above the desert.
From Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War by Richard Taylor
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