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Webster 1913 Edition

Primordial

Pri-mor′di-al

,
Adj.
[L.
primordialis
, from
primordium
the first beginning;
primus
first +
ordiri
to begin a web, to begin: cf. F.
primordial
.]
1.
First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin;
as,
primordial
condition
.
“The primordial facts of our intelligent nature.”
Sir W. Hamilton.
2.
(Geol.)
Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam periods in American geology. It is called also
Cambrian
, and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.
3.
(Biol.)
Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an individual or organ;
as, a
primordial
leaf; a
primordial
cell.
Primordial utricle
(Bot.)
,
the interior lining of a young vegetable cell.

Pri-mor′di-al

,
Noun.
A first principle or element.

Webster 1828 Edition

Primordial

PRIMOR'DIAL

,
Adj.
[L. primordialis, primordium; primus, first, and ordo, order.] First in order; original; existing from the beginning.

PRIMOR'DIAL

,
Noun.
Origin; first principle or element.

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