Primate

Meaning

Noun

●

In Zoology:

A

of the order Primates, including

and prosimians.

●

A

; an

, human or monkey.

●

In the Catholic Church, a

to or

by the

of certain

, or the highest-ranking

of a present or

, usually political circumscription.

●

In the Orthodox Church, the

of an

or

. Usually, the

s to the first

of an

or

Orthodox

. Less often, it

to the

of an

or diocese.

●

In the Anglican Church, an

, or the highest-ranking

of an

province.

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