prīmĭcērĭus, ii, m. [primus - cera; whose name stands first on the wax-coated tablets; hence],
the first among those holding a similar office, a chief , head , superintendent (post-class.): primicerius in officio Praefectorum Praetorio, Veg.Mil. 2, 21: protectorum, of the guard ,Amm. 18, 3, 5: notariorum, the chancellor or chief of the secretaries , Cod. Th. 11, 18, 1: sacri cubiculi, the head-chamberlain ,Cod. Just. 12, 28, 1 et saep.