- primate
- One of the most highly developed animals ape or man. (Ecclesiastical.) A presiding archbishop in the Church of England.
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primate — [ primat ] n. m. • 1823; lat. primas, atis « qui est au premier rang » 1 ♦ Zool. Animal de l ordre des mammifères placentaires, à dentition complète et à main préhensile. L ordre des primates (lémuriens, tarsiens, simiens; hominiens). 2 ♦ Fam.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Primate — • A bishop possessing superior authority, not only over the bishops of his own province, but over several provinces and metropolitans Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Primate Primate … Catholic encyclopedia
primate — PRIMÁTE s.n.pl. Ordin de mamifere superioare din care fac parte maimuţele şi omul; (la sg.) animal din acest ordin. [sg. primat2. / < fr. primates, cf. lat. primus – primul]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN PRIMÁTE s. n … Dicționar Român
primate — high bishop, c.1200, from M.L. primas (gen. primatis) church primate, from L.L. adj. primas of the first rank, chief, principal, from primus first (see PRIME (Cf. prime) (adj.)). Meaning biological order including monkeys and humans is 1898, from … Etymology dictionary
Primate — 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. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
primate — Miembro del orden biológico animal, de la clase mamíferos de los cordados. El orden primates incluye a los lemures, monos, simios y seres humanos. La mayoría de los primates tienen grandes cerebros, visión estereoscópica y manos y pies… … Diccionario médico
primate — index chief Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
primate — s.m. [dal lat. tardo primas atis principale ], lett. [chi per prestigio, censo e sim., occupa una posizione preminente nella vita sociale e politica] ▶◀ (lett.) maggiorente, magnate, notabile, (lett.) ottimate. ‖ aristocratico, oligarca … Enciclopedia Italiana
primate — adj. 2 g. s. m. O mesmo que primata … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
primate — (Del lat. primas, ātis). 1. adj. Zool. Se dice de los mamíferos de superior organización, plantígrados, con extremidades terminadas en cinco dedos provistos de uñas, de los cuales el pulgar es oponible a los demás, por lo menos en los miembros… … Diccionario de la lengua española
primate — ► NOUN 1) a mammal of an order including monkeys, apes, and humans. 2) Christian Church the chief bishop or archbishop of a province. ORIGIN from Latin primas of the first rank , from primus first … English terms dictionary
