-mieres

1 definition found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Premiere \Pre*mi[`e]re"\, a. fem. [F., prop. fem. of premier
     first. See {Premier}, a.]
     First; chief; as, a premi[`e]re danseuse. -- n. fem.; pl.
     {-mi[`e]res} (F. pre*my[^a]r").
     (a) The leading woman of a group, esp. in a theatrical cast.
     (b) A first performance, as of a play; a first night.


         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]