PREMIERE

I. adjective Etymology: alteration of 1premier Date: 1768 premier , II. noun also première Etymology: French première, from feminine of premier first Date: 1889 a first performance or exhibition , the chief actress of a theatrical cast, III. verb also première or premier (~d; also premièred; premiering; also premièring) Date: 1933 transitive verb to give a first public performance of, intransitive verb to have a first public performance, to appear for the first time as a star performer