Prima
[pree-mah in-ter pah-res; English prahy-muh in-ter pey-reez, pree-muh] /ˈpri mɑ ˈɪn tɛr ˈpɑ rɛs; English ˈpraɪ mə ˈɪn tər ˈpeɪ riz, ˈpri mə/
noun, Latin.
1.
(of a female) first among equals.
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