Category:Premiere

Pre*mière", a. fem. [f., prop. fem. of premier first. See premier, A.]

Defn: first; chief; as, a première danseuse. -- n. fem.; pl. -mières (f. pre*myâr"). (a) the leading woman of a group, esp. in a theatrical cast. (b) a first performance, as of a play; a first night.