attrib.
1- first in importance, order, or position; leading首要的; 首位的; 领头的：
Germany's premier rock band
德国首屈一指的摇滚乐队
the premier league.
超级联赛。
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- of earliest creation最早的, 最初的：
he holds the premier barony in the UK - created in 1269.
他拥有英国最早的男爵爵位——设立于1269年。
1
- a Prime Minister or other head of government首相; 总理。
1.1
- (in Australia and Canada) the chief minister of a government of a state or province〈澳, 加〉州（或省）总理。
词源
late 15th cent.: from Old French， first， from Latin primarius 'principal'.