primate1
/
ˈprʌɪmeɪt,
-mət/
n.
Christian Church the chief bishop or archbishop of a province.
Derivative
- primatial
/-ˈmeɪʃ(ə)l/
adj.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. primat, from L. primas, primat- ‘of the first rank’, from primus ‘first’.
primate2
/
ˈprʌɪmeɪt/
n.
Zoology a mammal of an order (Primates) including the lemurs, bushbabies, tarsiers, marmosets, monkeys, apes, and humans.
Derivative
- primatological adj.
- primatologist n.
- primatology n.
Etymology
C19: from L. primas, primat- (see primate1).
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