princes-primate

Noun

prince-primate (plural prince-primates or princes-primate)

1. (historical) The archbishop of Esztergom in Hungary.
   • Soon, on the right, appears the cathedral of Grann [Esztergom], a miniature of St. Peter’s, in something like red porphyry, built within this century by the prince-primates, at their own private expense […]1884, John Fallon, “From Passau to Pesth, along the Danube. Part II”, in The Irish Monthly, volume 12, page 453
2. (historical) The prince-primate of the Napoleonic Confederation of the Rhine, Karl von Dalberg.
   • The act of the Confederation also seemed to hold forth some hope that the new federation might develop a growing community of its German member states. Apart from the presidency of the prince-primate, it mentioned the establishment of two colleges, those of the kings and princes.1964, Hajo Holborn, A History of Modern Germany, 1648–1840, page 371