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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•mate /ˈpraɪmeɪt, -mɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Mammalsa mammal of a group that includes humans, apes, monkeys, and lemurs.
See -prim-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pri•mate (prī′māt or, esp. for 1, prī′mit),USA pronunciation n. - Religion[Eccles.]an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Mammalsany of various omnivorous mammals of the order Primates, comprising the three suborders Anthropoidea (humans, great apes, gibbons, Old World monkeys, and New World monkeys), Prosimii (lemurs, loris, and their allies), and Tarsioidea (tarsiers), esp. distinguished by the use of hands, varied locomotion, and by complex flexible behavior involving a high level of social interaction and cultural adaptability.
- [Archaic.]a chief or leader.
- Late Latin prīmāt- (stem of prīmās), noun, nominal use of Latin prīmās of first rank, derivative of prīmus first (see prime); (def. 2) taken as singular of Neo-Latin Primates Primates, as if ending in -ate1
- 1175–1225; Middle English primat dignitary, religious leader
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