archbishop
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əp noun
a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese.
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| —n | |
| abp, Abp, Arch, Abbreviation: Archbp a bishop of the highest rank | |
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Archbishop
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Example sentences
The archbishop has all but excommunicated the church board for its refusal to turn over church property to his control.
Negotiated with bandits, lanced a soldier, got punched by an archbishop.
Even the archbishop narrowly escaped from the effects of this popular anger.
Interestingly the archbishop nevertheless preserved the right of capital punishment.
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