primate
A mammal of the order Primates, comprising of apes (including humans), monkeys, lemurs, tarsiers, lorisids, and galagos.
Example
“Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.”
Other meanings
In the Catholic Church, a rare title conferred to or claimed by the sees of certain archbishops, or the highest-ranking bishop of a present or historical, usually political circumscription.
“The Archbishop of Quebec is the primate of Canada.”
In the Anglican Church, an archbishop, or the highest-ranking bishop of an ecclesiastic province.
A kind of
- placental
Kinds of primate
- ape
- monkey
Word history
From Latin "prīmās" (prīmās, prīmātis).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “primate” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.