primaat
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Etymology edit
From Dutch primaat, from Latin prīmātēs.
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Noun edit
primaat (plural primate)
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch primaet, from Old French primat, from Latin prīmātus or Latin prīmus.
Noun edit
primaat m (plural primaten, diminutive primaatje n)
- (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 edit
Noun edit
primaat m (plural primaten, diminutive primaatje n)
Descendants edit
- Afrikaans: primaat
Etymology 3 edit
Ultimately from Latin prīmātus. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
primaat n (uncountable)
- 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
- Het primaat van de Paus verheft hem absoluut boven alle andere Katholieke primaten
Related terms edit
- primaatschap (primacy as ecclesiastical office) n
- (Latin) primas