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əp
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–noun
a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese.
Origin:
bef. 900;
ME; OE
arcebisceop
(
arce-
arch-
1
+
bisceop
bishop
), modeled on LL
archiepiscopus
< Gk
archiepískopos;
r. OE
hēahbisceop
(
see
high
)
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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archbishop
O.E.
ærcebiscop,
from L.L.
archiepiscopus,
from Gk.
arkhi-
"chief" (see
archon
) +
episkopos
"overseer." Replaced earlier O.E.
heah biscop
(see
bishop
).
Archdiocese
is recorded from 1844.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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