Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Premier

/prĕm-ĭr'/ · Pre·mi·er · IPA /pɹɪˈmɪəɹ/

01 a. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister.

1.
First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier minister.
2.
Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title of his degree.

02 n. The first minister of state; the prime minister.

1.
The first minister of state; the prime minister.