ARCHBISHOP


Meaning of ARCHBISHOP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English arcebiscop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Late Greek archiepiskopos, from archi- + episkopos bishop — more at bishop

Date: before 12th century

: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank

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