Definition of Primete

Definition of Primete

Pri"mate (?), n. [OE. primat, F. primat, L. primas, -atis one of the first, chief, fr. primus the first. See Prime, a.] 1. The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.

2. (Zoöl.) One of the Primates.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

PRIMATE, n. The head of a church, especially a State church supported
by involuntary contributions. The Primate of England is the
Archbishop of Canterbury, an amiable old gentleman, who occupies
Lambeth Palace when living and Westminster Abbey when dead. He is
commonly dead.

- 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

Any mammal of the order Primates, including the lemurs, monkeys, apes and humans.
(theology) In the Western Church, an archbishop or bishop who has authority over a number of provinces.

French
primate (animal)

- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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