Primary

First in order of time or development or in intention; primitive; fundamental; original.

First in order, as being preparatory to something higher; as, primary assemblies; primary schools.

First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as, primary planets; a matter of primary importance.

Earliest formed; fundamental.

Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by, some quality or property in the first degree; having undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.

That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter.

A primary meeting; a caucus.

One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird.

A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet.

of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary; "primary goals"; "a primary effect"; "primary sources"; "a primary interest"

(astronomy) a celestial body (especially a star) relative to other objects in orbit around it

one of the main flight feathers projecting along the outer edge of a bird's wing

a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen