I. ˈärk., ˈȧk.+ˌ-; (ˈ) ̷ ̷.+ˈ- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French or Late Latin; Old French archangele, from Late Latin archangelus, from Greek archangelos, from Greek arch- arch- (I) + angelos angel — more at angel
1. : an angel of high rank
2. : a being in the heavenly hierarchy ranking above an angel — see celestial hierarchy
3.
a. : angelica 2
b. : any of several plants of the mint family: as
(1) : black horehound
(2) : red archangel
(3) : white dead nettle
II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
or ar·khan·gelsk ärˈkanˌgelsk
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Archangel or Arkhangelsk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
: of or from the city of Archangel, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics : of the kind or style prevalent in Archangel