primaat

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Etymology

From Dutch primaat, from Latin prīmātēs.

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Noun

primaat (plural primate)

  1. primate, ape or monkey

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

From Latin prīmātēs.

Noun

primaat m (plural primaten, diminutive primaatje n)

  1. primate, any member of the order Primates
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Etymology 3

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

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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