- primateship
- noun see primate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
primateship
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Primateship — Pri mate*ship, n. The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
primateship — /pruy mit ship , mayt /, n. primacy (def. 2). [1625 35; PRIMATE + SHIP] * * * … Universalium
primateship — n. Primacy … New dictionary of synonyms
primateship — pri·mate·ship … English syllables
primateship — noun the office of primate • Derivationally related forms: ↑primate • Hypernyms: ↑position, ↑post, ↑berth, ↑office, ↑spot, ↑billet, ↑place, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
primate — noun Etymology: Middle English primat, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin primat , primas archbishop, from Latin, leader, from primus Date: 13th century 1. often capitalized a bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
primacy — /pruy meuh see/, n., pl. primacies for 2, 3. 1. the state of being first in order, rank, importance, etc. 2. Also called primateship. Eng. Eccles. the office, rank, or dignity of a primate. 3. Rom. Cath. Ch. the jurisdiction of a bishop, as a… … Universalium
primate — noun /ˈpraɪmeɪt/ a) A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians. Primates range from lemures to gorillas b) A simian anthropoid; an ape, human or large mon … Wiktionary
primacy — n. 1. Excellency, supremacy. 2. Primateship … New dictionary of synonyms
primate — 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,… …
