primatial

English

Etymology

From primate +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹʌɪˈmeɪʃ(ə)l/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃəl

Adjective

primatial (not comparable)

1. (ecclesiastical) Of or pertaining to a primate.
   • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 672:

     The Inquisition even ruined the career of Bartolomé Carranza, Archbishop of Spain's primatial see of Toledo, and a distinguished Dominican theologian.

Anagrams

• impartial

French

Etymology

From primat +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

primatial (feminine primatiale, masculine plural primatiaux, feminine plural primatiales)

1. primatial

Further reading

• “primatial”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.