Primate
Pri´mate
| n. | 1. | The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop. |
| 2. | (Zool.) One of the Primates. |
| Noun | 1. |  primate - a senior clergyman and dignitary |
| 2. | primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet |
PRIMATE, eccl. law.. An archbishop who has jurisdiction over one or several other metropolitans.
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