Premier
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The principal minister of state; the prime minister. See Cabinet. PREMISES (Lat pree, before, mitt ere, to put, to send). That which is put before. In Conveyancing. That part of a deed which precedes the habendum, in which are set forth the names of the parties with their titles and additions, and in which are recited such deeds, agreements, or matters of fact as are necessary to explain the reasons upon which the contract then entered into is founded; and it is here, also, the consideration on which it is made is set down and the certainty of the thing granted. 2 Bla. Com. 298; Sumner v. Williams, 8 Mass. 174, 5 Am. Dec. 83; New Jersey Z. Co. v. Franklinite Co., 13 N. J. Eq. 331. See [1907] K. B. 297. In Equity Pleading. The stating part of a bill. It contains a narrative of the facts and circumstances of the plaintiff’s case, and the wrongs of which he complains, and the names of the persons by whom done and against whom he seeks redress. Cooper, Eq. PI. 9; Bart. Suit in Eq. 28; Mitf. Eq. PI. 43; Story, Eq. PI. § 27. Every material fact to which the plaintiff intends to offer evidence must be stated in the premises; otherwise, he will not be permitted to offer or require evidence of such fact; 1 Bro. C. C. 94; 3 P. Wms. 276; 2 Hare 264; Peacock v. Terry, 9 Ga. 148. In Estates. Lands and tenements. 3 Maule & S. 169; Bowers v. Pomeroy, 21 Ohio St. 188.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
First; chief. The prime minister in England is currently called the premier. patent. The premier sergeant formerly took precedence of the attorney and solicitor general; but now, by royal mandate of Dec. 14, 1814, the attorney and solicitor general are to hare place and audience before the premier sergeant. Brown.