Category:Primate

Pri"mate, n. Etym: [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.)

Defn: one of the primates.

See: Primates