princeps

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  Title of the Roman emperor during the principate.
 * 2) One who, or that which, is foremost, original, etc.
 * 3)  The editio princeps, or first edition of a book.
 * 1)  The editio princeps, or first edition of a book.

Translations

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Etymology
From. .

Noun

 * 1) ; Roman emperor

Etymology
From by syncope. . Compare 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation

 * Note: the length of the first vowel might have varied, being subject to one or more rounds of Osthoff's Law which shortens vowels before an /n/ in the same syllable. Ancient Greek shows there was a pronunciation with long /ī/, which must have been maintained by analogy with, but an archaic Italian form   points to a form in /ĭ/.  See also Italian , an alternative form of.
 * Note: the length of the first vowel might have varied, being subject to one or more rounds of Osthoff's Law which shortens vowels before an /n/ in the same syllable. Ancient Greek shows there was a pronunciation with long /ī/, which must have been maintained by analogy with, but an archaic Italian form   points to a form in /ĭ/.  See also Italian , an alternative form of.

Adjective

 * 1) first, foremost
 * 2) chief, distinguished
 * 1) chief, distinguished

Noun

 * 1) a leader, first man or woman, head
 * 2) a principal person
 * 3) an author, originator, founder
 * 4) a chief, director
 * 5) a prince, sovereign
 * 6)  company or division of the second line of soldiers
 * 1)  company or division of the second line of soldiers

Etymology
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