Adjective
Of
or
relating
to
the
first
portion
of
some
extended
thing
.
Noun
The
act
of
doing
that
which
begins
anything
;
commencement
of
an
action
,
state
,
or
space
of
time
;
entrance
into
being
or
upon
a
course
;
the
first
act
,
effort
,
or
state
of
a
succession
of
acts
or
states
.