Main Entry: edi·tio prin·ceps

Pronunciation: \ā-ˌdi-tē-(ˌ)ō-ˈpriŋ-ˌkeps, i-ˌdi-shē-(ˌ)ō-ˈprin-ˌseps\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural edi·ti·o·nes prin·ci·pes \ā-ˌdi-tē-ˈō-ˌnās-ˈpriŋ-kə-ˌpās, i-ˌdi-shē-ˈō-(ˌ)nēz-ˈprin(t)-sə-ˌpēz\

Etymology: New Latin, literally, first edition

Date: 1802

: the first printed edition especially of a work that circulated in manuscript before printing became common