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Primate

The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.

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Anthropoid 76% connected

Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the ourang or gorilla.

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Ape 76% connected

A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouch…

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Lemur 76% connected

One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. The…

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Monkey 76% connected

In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs.

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Simian 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the family Simiadae, which, in its widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys; also, apelike.

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Tarsier 76% connected

See Tarsius.

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Placental 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.

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Priest 76% connected

A presbyter elder; a minister

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Primateship 74% connected

The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.

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Primateship 74% connected

The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.

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Archpriest 92% connected

A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.

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Hierarch 92% connected

One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things; the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.

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High priest 92% connected

A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.

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Prelate 92% connected

A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary of the church.

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