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PRIMATESHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does primateship mean?
• PRIMATESHIP (noun)
The noun PRIMATESHIP has 1 sense:
1. the office of primate
Familiarity information: PRIMATESHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The office of primate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("primateship" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
primate (a senior clergyman and dignitary)
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