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primate (prI-mit). A chief ecclesiastic; an archbishop or bishop having jurisdiction over other bishops within a province. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary term. Oil & gas. The option period — set by the habendum clause in an oil-and-gas lease — during which the lessee has the right to search, develop, and produce from the property. • The primary term should be long enough to allow the lessee to evaluate the property and make arrangements to drill.…

primary right. See RIGHT. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary residential responsibility. See RESIDENTIAL RESPONSIBILITY. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary reserve ratio. See RESERVE RATIO. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary receiver. See principal receiver under RECEIVER. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary purpose or effect. Copyright. The main reason for or consequence of using a product, as a test for whether its sale amounts to contributory negligence. • The Supreme Court rejected the test in a landmark copyright case, but four justices said that if the primary purpose or effect of the product’s sale or use…

primary powers. The chief powers given by a principal to an agent to accomplish the agent’s tasks. Cf. MEDIATE POWERS. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary plea. See primary allegation under ALLEGATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

primary officer. See principal officer under OFFICER(1). [Blacks Law 8th]