noun
crown of creation; apex; the best
Literary or philosophical term for the highest form of life or the pinnacle of creation. Often used in the phrase 万物の霊長 (the lord of all creation).
人間は万物の霊長と言われる。
Humans are said to be the crown of creation.
彼は霊長の座を目指して努力した。
He strove to reach the apex.