(Scotland) The practice, during Hogmanay, of visiting friends and family, especially to be the first person to cross a home's threshold after midnight on New Year's Eve bearing a small gift.

The premier of several musicians playing a particular instrument in an orchestra: seated closest to the audience, taking the lead for that instrument's movements, and playing any solos.

(medicine) Basic medical care given to an injury victim, usually where the injury is slight or where better care is not available.

Of or relating to someone (a first party) directly involved in a given transaction, such as a buyer or seller. / Of or relating to the plaintiff in a lawsuit.

Alternative spelling of firsthand / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see first hand.

A phrase encouraging perceived polite gentlemanliness, allowing the ladies to go before the men

The first part of a harvest; sometimes made into an offering / The first profits from an undertaking

A country's most important city, usually the capital.

(idiomatic) second place.

(mathematics, logic) Of one of a series of models, languages, relationship, forms of logical discourse, etc., being the simplest one or the first in a sequence. / Of fundamental importance.