Afrikaans

Noun

primaat ‎(plural primate)

1. primate

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pri‧maat
• Rhymes: -aːt

Etymology

From Latin

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

Related terms

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