Primateship
11primate — noun 1. /ˈpraɪmət / (say pruymuht) Ecclesiastical an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province, country, etc. 2. /ˈpraɪmeɪt / (say pruymayt) any mammal of the order Primates, that includes humans, the apes, the monkeys,… …
12primate — [prī′māt΄, prī′mit; ] for 2, usually [, prī′mit] n. [ME primat < OFr < LL primas (gen. primatis), of the first, chief < L primus, first: see PRIME] 1. Rare a person with primacy 2. an archbishop, or the highest ranking bishop in a… …
13archpriest — noun a senior clergyman and dignitary • Syn: ↑hierarch, ↑high priest, ↑prelate, ↑primate • Derivationally related forms: ↑primateship (for: ↑primate) …
14high priest — noun 1. a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine he s the high priest of contemporary jazz • Hypernyms: ↑authority 2. a senior clergyman and dignitary • Syn: ↑archpriest, ↑hierarch, ↑prelate, ↑ …
15pri|ma|tial — «pry MAY shuhl», adjective. of or characteristic of a primate or primateship: »primatial duties …
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