primate

any placental mammal of the order Primates, typically having flexible hands and feet with opposable first digits, good eyesight, and, in the higher apes, a highly developed brain: includes lemurs, lorises, monkeys, apes, and man

primate

1. another name for archbishop

2. Primate of all England the Archbishop of Canterbury

3. Primate of England the Archbishop of York

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Primate

in the Catholic and Anglican churches, the title of the chief bishops of a given country. For example, in France the archbishop of Rouen is the primate of Normandy and the archbishop of Bordeaux is the primate of Aquitaine. In Great Britain the archbishop of Canterbury is the primate of Great Britain and the archbishop of York is the primate of England.

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Under the new guidelines, bishops will nominate candidates several months before April's bishops' meeting and send them to the primate, who will maintain a confidential list, but notify nominees that they are under consideration.

Dioceses may soon stop paying into liability fund

In the remaining 69 WB-indeterminate specimens, we could not rule out exposure to SIV from nonhuman primates, from handling infected animal meat before consuming it, or from keeping monkeys as pets.

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Bishop of the diocese of Huron Linda Nicholls, who served on the primacy task force in 2010, describes the primate as "the voice of the Anglican Church of Canada--to the wider Anglican Communion and the world."

'A mirror for the life of our church': The history and role of the primacy

The vice-president personally received the Primate and his team.

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In their study, the researchers investigated the influence of human activities on wild primate populations.

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It is estimated 120 monkeys are being kept as pets in Wales - with the charity receiving more calls about primates last year than ever before.

RSPCS calls for ban on keeping monkeys as pets INWALES

"We have struggled for years to find older and more primitive primate fossils in South America."

Earliest New World monkey unearthed: fossils suggest primates came to South America from Africa

Quarantine and testing of imported nonhuman primates, rigorous hygiene at research facilities, and strict personal protection equipment (PPE) standards are important to protect the health of nonhuman primate colonies and persons working with the animals (4).

Worker health and safety practices in research facilities using nonhuman primates, North America