primate
See also: Primate
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French primate [1876], from Latin primas (“one of the first, chief, excellent, noble”). So named due to the belief that primates are the “highest” order of mammals/animals.
Noun
primate (plural primates)
- (zoology) A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.
- Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.
- (informal) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or monkey.
Hyponyms
- See also Thesaurus:primate
Translations
mammal
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Etymology 2
From Middle English primate, primat, from Old French primat, from a noun use of Latin primat-, from primas, alternative form of primus (“prime, first rank”). Compare English primus, of similar derivation and meaning. [circa 1200]
Noun
primate (plural primates)
- (ecclesiastical) In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
- (ecclesiastical) In the Orthodox Church, the presiding bishop of an ecclesiastical jurisdiction or region. Usually, the expression primate refers to the first hierarch of an autocephalous or autonomous Orthodox church. Less often, it is used to refer to the ruling bishop of an archdiocese or diocese.
- (ecclesiastical) In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.
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Translations
archbishop or bishop
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See also
French
Pronunciation
Noun
primate m (plural primates)
- primate (mammal)
See also
Further reading
- “primate”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
primate m (plural primates)
- primate (animal)
Italian
Pronunciation
Noun
primate m (plural primati)
- primate (ecclesiastical title)
Related terms
- primati (mammals) (plurale tantum)
- primato (primacy)
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
primate m (plural primates)
- primate (animal)
Further reading
- “primate”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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