‖n. [ L., let it be printed. ]
n. [ F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to imprint. ] [ Obs. ]
n. A beginning. [ Obs. ] “Their springings and imprimings.” Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖adv. [ L., for in primis among the first, chiefly; in in + primus first. ] In the first place; first in order. [ 1913 Webster ]