PREMIÈRE

‖Pre‐mière″ (?), a. fem. [[F., prop. fem. of premier first. See Premier, a.]] First; chief; as, a première danseuse. — n. fem.; pl. -mières (F. pre‐myâr″). (a) The leading woman of a group, esp. in a theatrical cast. (b) A first performance, as of a play; a first night.