Foremost, 1) going before others, most advanced: “thou goest f.” Cor. I, 1, 162. “my wife comes f.” V, 3, 22.
2) first in place and dignity: “goes f. in report,” Ado III, 1, 97. “you shall have f. hand,” H4B V, 2, 140. “the f. man of all this world,” Caes. IV, 3, 22.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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