a. [ L. primordialis, from primordium the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to begin: cf. F. primordial. ]
Primordial utricle (Bot.),
n. A first principle or element. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial state. H. Spencer. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. At the beginning; under the first order of things; originally. [ 1913 Webster ]