n.
Pronunciation: ' ärk- ˌ ā n-j ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French archangle, from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek archangelos, from archi- + angelos angel
Date: 12th century
1 : a chief angel
2 plural : an order of angels ― see CELESTIAL HIERARCHY
– arch · an · gel · ic \ ˌ ärk-( ˌ )an- ' je-lik \ adjective