archbishopric
English
Etymology
From Middle English erchebyschopryke, archebischopric, from Old English arċebisċeoprīce, arċebisċoprīċe, equivalent to archbishop + -ric.
Noun
archbishopric (plural archbishoprics)
- (ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
- Synonym: archiepiscopacy
- 1958, T. H. White, The Once and Future King, New York: Putnam, Book 4, Chapter 3, p. 563,[1]
- 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.
- (ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
- Synonyms: archbishopdom, archdiocese
- 1724, Daniel Defoe, A General History of the Pyrates, London: T. Warner, Chapter 11, p. 213,[2]
- 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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Translations
the rank or office of an archbishop
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jurisdiction of an archbishop
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