(historical, Catholicism ecclesiastical) A prayer or devotional book intended for laity, initially an abridgment of the breviary and manual including the hours of the Virgin Mary, 15 gradual and 7 penitential psalms, the litany, the placebo and dirige forming the office of the dead, and the commendations.

Any substance or device, such as priming wire or blasting cap, used to ignite gunpowder or other explosive. / (obsolete, rare) A person who primes explosives.

(obsolete) First in time, initial, early. / (obsolete) First in importance, premier. / (obsolete, rare) First in position, foremost.

plural of primer

A surname.

plural of Primer

(printing, dated) The size of type between bourgeois and small pica, standardized as 10-point.

(printing, historical) The size of type between English and paragon, standardized as 18-point, used in the printing of large-format English bibles.

Synonym of detonating cord

(printing, US, dated) The size of type between double English and meridian, standardized as 36-point.