primaat

From Dutch primaat, from Latin prīmātēs.

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primaat (plural primate)

1. primate, ape or monkey

• IPA^(key): /priˈmaːt/

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• Hyphenation: pri‧maat
• Rhymes: -aːt

From Middle Dutch primaet, from Old French primat, from Latin prīmātus or Latin prīmus.

primaat m (plural primaten, diminutive primaatje n)

1. (religion) primate, high-ranking clergyman

   Primaten van rivaliserende kerken beschouwen een ketterse collega soms enkel als primaat in de biologische zin.

   Primates of rivaling churches sometimes consider a heretical colleague as primate merely in the biological sense.

From Latin prīmātēs.

primaat m (plural primaten, diminutive primaatje n)

1. primate, any member of the order Primates

• Afrikaans: primaat

Ultimately from Latin prīmātus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

primaat n (uncountable)

1. primacy, being first

   Het primaat van de Paus verheft hem absoluut boven alle andere Katholieke primaten

   The Pope's primacy elevates him absolutely above all other Catholic primates

• primaatschap (primacy as ecclesiastical office) n
• (Latin) primas