primaat

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin

Noun 1

primaat ? (plural primaten, ^??? please provide the diminutive!) m

1. (zoology) primate, such as humans, other 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 2

primaat (invariable) n

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