'Primaries' definitions:

Definition of 'Primaries'

From: GCIDE
  • Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. Primaries.
  • 1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a chief matter. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A primary meeting; a caucus. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. (Zool.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a bird's wing. See Plumage, and Illust. of Bird. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a double star. See under Planet. [1913 Webster]