foremost (adj.) Copy link Outline I. In local sense1. prīmus2. prior, antīcus, prīmōrisII. Of chief importance • foremost (adj.): I. In local sense: in the front: 1. prīmus: the right foot will have to be put f., dexter pes primus erit ponendus, Vitr. (v. Beck. Gall. p. 97): v. first. 2. prior, antīcus, prīmōris: v. fore, front. II. Of chief importance: princeps, praecĭpuus: v. principal, chief.