Definition of Primate

1. Noun. A senior clergyman and dignitary.

Exact synonyms: Archpriest, Hierarch, High Priest, Prelate
Generic synonyms: Priest
Specialized synonyms: Gloomy Dean, Inge, William Ralph Inge, Francisco Jimenez De Cisneros, Jimenez De Cisneros, Cardinal Newman, John Henry Newman, Newman, Armand Jean Du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Duc De Richelieu, Richelieu, Desmond Tutu, Tutu, James Usher, James Ussher, Usher, Ussher, William Of Wykeham, Wykeham, Stefan Wyszynski, Wyszynski
Derivative terms: Primateship

2. Noun. Any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet.
Generic synonyms: Eutherian, Eutherian Mammal, Placental, Placental Mammal
Group relationships: Order Primates, Primates
Specialized synonyms: Simian, Ape, Anthropoid, Hominoid, Hominid, Monkey, Prosimian, Lemur, Tarsier

Definition of Primate

1. n. The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.

Definition of Primate

1. any of an advanced order of mammals [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Primate

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primate (current term)
Primates
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primavera
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Primaxin

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