primaat

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch primaat.

Noun

primaat (plural primate)

  1. primate

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: pri‧maat
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

primaat m (plural primaten, diminutive primaatje n)

  1. (zoology) primate, such as humans, apes and monkeys
  2. (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

Noun

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
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