prīmus, see [prior].

prīnceps, ipis [prīmus + capiō], adj., first, foremost. As noun, m., leading man, chief, leader.

prīncipium, ī [prīnceps], n., beginning.

[prior, us], gen. priōris, comp. adj., foremost, first, prior; sup. prīmus, first, foremost; prīmō, prīmum, at first, first.

Prīscus, ī, m., cognomen of Tarquinius Prīscus, the fifth king of Rome.

prius [neuter of prior], adv., before, sooner, previously, first of all.

priusquam or prius . . . quam [prius + quam], conj., earlier than, before.

prīvātim [prīvātus], adv., individually; by one’s self, privately.

prīvātus [prīvō], adj., personal, private, individual. As noun, prīvātus, ī, m., a man in private life, a private citizen.

prīvō, āre, āvī, ātus, to bereave, deprive, rob.