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Webster 1913 Edition
Primate
Pri′mate
,Noun.
[OE. ]
primat
, F. primat
, L. primas
, -atis
one of the first, chief, fr. primus
the first. See Prime
, Adj.
1.
The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.
2.
(Zool.)
One of the Primates.
Webster 1828 Edition
Primate
PRI'MATE
,Noun.
The chief ecclesiastic in the church; an archbishop.