primate
pri.mate \'pri--.ma-t or esp for 1 -m*t\ \-.ship\ \pri--'ma--sh*l\ n [ME primat, fr. OF, fr. ML primat-, primas archbishop, fr. L,] leader, fr. primus often cap 1: a bishop who has precedence in a province, group of provinces, or a nati on archaic 2: one first in authority or rank : LEADER 3: any of an order (Primates) of mammals comprising man together with the a pes, monkeys, and related forms (as lemurs and tarsiers) - pri.mate.ship n