PRIMIP'ILAR, adjective [Latin primipilus, the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion.] Pertaining to the captain of the vanguard.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
PRIMIP'ILAR, adjective [Latin primipilus, the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion.] Pertaining to the captain of the vanguard.
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