Brewer's: Primus

The archbishop, or rather “presiding bishop,” of the Episcopal Church of Scotland. He is elected by the other six bishops, and presides in Convocation, or meetings relative to church matters.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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