imprimis
[im-prahy-mis, -pree-]
Origin of imprimis
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin, contraction of phrase in prīmīs in the first place, above all
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Historical Examples of imprimis
Imprimis they are working in what may be called the regular English methods.
Ireland as It IsRobert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)
Imprimis, when I am speaking at the same time with three others.
Life and Letters of Lord MacaulayGeorge Otto Trevelyan
Imprimis of Jane Shaxper for default of sute of court fined, 4d.
Shakespeare's FamilyMrs. C. C. Stopes
Imprimis, there's the patch upon my nose, with a pox to him.
Imprimis, as of every other calling, there are too many booksellers.
The Confessions of a CollectorWilliam Carew Hazlitt
imprimis
Word Origin for imprimis
C15: from Latin phrase in prīmīs, literally: among the first things
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