Definition of: premier

(prē′mē·ər, esp. Brit. prem′yər) adjective
1. First in rank or position; principal: the premier place, premier officer.
2. First in order of occurrence; earliest; specifically, first in order of creation; senior: the premier duke of England.
—noun (prē′mē·ər, pri·mir′; Brit. prem′yər) The head of government; the prime minister of England, France, etc. [<F <L primarius <L primus first]
—pre′mi·er·ship′ noun