PRIMATIAL


Meaning of PRIMATIAL in English

prīˈmāshəl adjective

Etymology: French, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin primatialis, from primatia primacy + Latin -alis -al — more at primacy

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a primate

was deprived of his primatial authority — F.M.Stenton

2. : having primacy : principal

the primatial city of ancient Ireland — W.G.Carleton

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