pri·mate
noun
enlarge image/ˈpraɪmeɪt//ˈpraɪmeɪt/any animal that belongs to the group of mammals that includes humans, apes and monkeys灵长类；灵长目动物 - /ˈpraɪmət/, /ˈpraɪmeɪt//ˈpraɪmət/, /ˈpraɪmeɪt/an archbishop (= a priest of very high rank in the Christian Church)
大主教；总主教 - the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)
全英格兰主教长（坎特伯雷大主教）
- the Primate of all England (= the Archbishop of Canterbury)
Word Originsense 2 Middle English: from Old French primat, from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank’, from primus ‘first’.sense 1 late 19th cent.: from Latin primas, primat- ‘of the first rank’, from primus ‘first’.