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/ˌpɹaɪmɪˈpaɪlə(ɹ)/ · adjective
(Ancient Rome) Of or relating to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army..
Upon ſuch grounds it may be reaſonable to allovv S. Peter a primacy of order; ſuch an one as the Ring-leader hath in a Dance, as the primipilar Centurion had in the Legion, or the Prince of the Senate had there, in the Roman State; […]
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Primipilar means (Ancient Rome) Of or relating to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman army..
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Upon ſuch grounds it may be reaſonable to allovv S. Peter a primacy of order; ſuch an one as the Ring-leader hath in a Dance, as the primipilar Centurion had in the Legion, or the Prince of the Senate had there, in the Roman State; […]
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