primus inter pares

[ pree-moos in-ter pah-res; English prahy-muhs in-ter pair-eez, pree- ]

noun

, Latin.

, plural pri·mi in·ter pa·res [pree, -mee , in, -ter , pah, -res, prahy, -mee , in, -ter , pair, -eez, pree, -]

1. (of males) first among equals.

primus inter pares

/ ˈpraɪməs ɪntə ˈpɑːrɪz /

(no translation)

1. first among equals

Example Sentences

Hadi Matar, U.S.-born and of Lebanese ancestry, was also sympathetic to Hezbollah, the primus inter pares of all proxy groups in the IRGC’s network.

From Seattle Times

The Old Dominion was accustomed to thinking of itself as primus inter pares in any confederation of states.

From Literature

Sean Hannity, the primus inter pares of the Trump mouthpieces at Fox, dismissed Stephanopoulos as “Little Georgie,” Erik Wemple, the Washington Post’s press critic, noted.

From The New Yorker

But in the past few years his rating has drifted, and although he dominates rapid and blitz chess it seems that in the classical version he has become like Botvinnik in his later years, only primus inter pares.

From The Guardian

All that will count is that — like the Ajax Amsterdam of Johan Cruyff, the Bayern Munich of Franz Beckenbauer and the primus inter pares, the Real Madrid of Alfredo Di Stéfano — this Real Madrid vintage has done what only those select few have ever managed, and won the European Cup for three years in a row.

From New York Times