n.
Pronunciation: ( ˌ )ärch- ' bi-sh ə p
Function: 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