Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Premier

Premier , adjective

[French premier, from Latin primarius of the first rank, principal, from primus the first. See Primary, Prime, a.]

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

Premier , noun

The first minister of state; the prime minister.