erchebischop
Middle English
Alternative forms
- archebischop, erchebiscope, ærchebiscope, erchebissop, erzebischop, erchbusshop, erchebuschoppe, archbyschop, archebischope, archebusschop
Etymology
From Old English ærċebisċop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus.
Pronunciation
Noun
erchebischop (plural erchebischopes)
- archbishop (clergy member that heads an archdiocese)
- archbishopric, archdiocese.
Related terms
Descendants
- English: archbishop
- Scots: archebischop
References
- “arche-bishop, erche-bishop, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.