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archbishopric

noun
/ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/UK/ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/US

Etymology

From Middle English erchebischopriche, from Old English arċebisċeoprīce, arċebisċoprīċe, equivalent to archbishop + -ric.

  1. inherited from arċebisċeoprīce
  2. inherited from erchebischopriche

Definitions

  1. The rank or office of an archbishop.

    • Near-synonym: see
    • A bishop of Bath […] was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many.

  2. The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

    • St. Salvadore in the Bahia los todos Santos, is an Archbishoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief Port of Trade for Importation […]

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