Brewer's: Primero

A game at cards.

“I left him at primero with the Duke of Suffolk.” —Shakespeare: H enry VIII., i. 2.

... “Four cards were dealt to each player, the principal groups being flush, prime, and point Flush was the same as in `poker,' prime was one card of each suit, and point was reckoned as in `piquet.”' —Cyclopoedia of Games, p. 270.

Related Content Allusions Foreign Words and Phrases Latin and Greek Word Elements Names: Their Origins and Meanings Old Testament Names Mythology Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology The Bible (King James version) The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell) Shakespeare's Plays Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb) Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language