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firsts among equals

firsts among equals is the plural of first among equals.

Meaning of first among equals

Noun

first among equals (plural firsts among equals)

  1. (idiomatic) A person or position that is formally of equal rank to others in a group, but nonetheless takes a leading role within that group.
    • The Orthodox consider the bishop of Rome to have always been merely a first among equals.

Questions about firsts among equals

What is firsts among equals the plural of?
Firsts among equals is the plural of first among equals.

Words near firsts among equals in the dictionary

  1. firstmost
  2. FirstName BunchOfNumbers
  3. firstness
  4. firstripe
  5. firsts
  6. firsts among equals
  7. firsts and lasts
  8. firstspace
  9. firth
  10. Firth of Clyde
  11. Firth of Forth

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