Prĭ-mē'ro, n.

n. [Sp. primera, from primero, first, from Lat. primarius. See PREMIER and PRIMER, a.] A game at cards formerly in use, now obsolete;—supposed to be named from the rule of the game, that when the hands were shown, if the cards were of different suits, the highest number was called primero, or prime. Nares.