Primus inter pares (Latin), the first among equals, or first among peers is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. When not used in reference to a specific title, it may indicate that the person so described is technically equal, but looked upon as an authority of special importance by their peers. In some cases it may also be used to indicate that while the person described appears to be an equal, they actually are the group's unofficial or hidden leader.
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| - Primus inter pares (Latin), the first among equals, or first among peers is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. When not used in reference to a specific title, it may indicate that the person so described is technically equal, but looked upon as an authority of special importance by their peers. In some cases it may also be used to indicate that while the person described appears to be an equal, they actually are the group's unofficial or hidden leader.
- Primus inter pares is a Latin title for "first among equals," this expression was historically used to describe the status of some bishops who occupied particularly significant and ancient sees (episcopal seats of authority), often called "patriarchal sees," such as those of Rome, Jerusalem, Antioch, and later, Constantinople. Such bishops were seen as being "primates" (or "firsts") in precedence and honor in councils of bishops, yet they exercised such "primacy" among other bishops who, in the early centuries, were clearly understood to be "equals" with equal voice and vote in the governance of the church.
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| - Primus inter pares (Latin), the first among equals, or first among peers is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office. When not used in reference to a specific title, it may indicate that the person so described is technically equal, but looked upon as an authority of special importance by their peers. In some cases it may also be used to indicate that while the person described appears to be an equal, they actually are the group's unofficial or hidden leader.
- Primus inter pares is a Latin title for "first among equals," this expression was historically used to describe the status of some bishops who occupied particularly significant and ancient sees (episcopal seats of authority), often called "patriarchal sees," such as those of Rome, Jerusalem, Antioch, and later, Constantinople. Such bishops were seen as being "primates" (or "firsts") in precedence and honor in councils of bishops, yet they exercised such "primacy" among other bishops who, in the early centuries, were clearly understood to be "equals" with equal voice and vote in the governance of the church.
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