Wiktionary
adv. (context set phrase English) primarily; most importantly.
WordNet
adv. of greatest importance; "first and foremost, we must feed the refugees" [syn: most importantly]
Wikipedia
First and Foremost is a compilation album of songs by Australian singer David Campbell. The album was released in August 2008 and contains tracks from his earlier Polydor Records recordings from 1996 and 1997, alongside a previously unreleased song from that time. Most of tracks appeared on his albums, Yesterday Is Now and Taking the Wheel.
The album was released during Campbell's time as a singing mentor on It Takes Two (Australian TV series) (2007-2008) and with his two previous album (released by Sony Music Australia), both being top 10, platinum selling albums.
Usage examples of "first and foremost".
My father's ability to maintain the Southern frontier of our great Empire in a state of peace depends first and foremost, of course, on the gracious patronage of His Imperial Majesty.
And so the joy that flooded his heart when at last Liriel stirred and woke was not, fIrst and foremost, that of a knight for his sworn lady.
No, they're Creeks, first and foremost, and they'll fight for their Micco.
There was, first and foremost, her knowledge of the writings of Bethom and of the sort of technology that could lead to the creatures Bethom was creating.
An abstraction, a symbol, an act of faith, an IOU backed only by a banker's word, money is first and foremost a substitute.
But first and foremost is your safety and security, and that of your family members whose locations we know—.
A message shouted from a distance later that day announced the Emperor's terms: the Grail, first and foremost, the robbers of it led by their one-eyed king, second, and third, the surrender of all the garrison and the officers of the city, barefoot and in their shirts, with ropes round their necks, in token of their absolute submission to the will of God and of his viceroy.