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facile princeps
[ fah-ki-le pring-keps; English fas-uh-lee prin-seps ]
Latin.
- easily the first or best.
facile princeps
/ ˈfæsɪlɪ ˈprɪnsɛps /
noun
- an obvious leader
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Word History and Origins
Origin of facile princeps1
literally: easily first
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Example Sentences
Indeed, Chopin even found fault with the master where he is universally regarded as facile princeps.
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He belonged to the literary class of which, perhaps, Southey may be regarded as facile princeps.
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The man does not live who to-day can be considered facile princeps in more than a few departments of medicine.
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"The Comet of 1811" has, as nucleus, the facile princeps of his age.
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But, on the whole, Melbourne is facile princeps in shops as in everything that may be said to enter into the ladies' department.
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