primus inter pares
noun
(of males) first among equals.
primi inter pares
-
pluralof primus inter pares.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
They have never been more than their name, "Fuerst," implies, the first and foremost of German freemen, "primi inter pares."
From New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915 by Various
Cassini, his son and his grandson were only primi inter pares.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
