/pris"teen, pri steen"/ ; esp. Brit. /pris"tuyn/ , adj.
1. having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
2. of or pertaining to the earliest period or state; primitive.
[ 1525-35; pristinus early; akin to primus PRIME ]
Syn. 1. undefiled, unpolluted, untouched.