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arch·bish·op·ric
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ˌɑrtʃˈbɪʃ
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noun
the see, diocese, or office of an archbishop.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English
archebischopric,
Old English
arcebisceoprīce,
equivalent to
arcebisceop
archbishop
+
rīce
region, realm; cognate with
Old Norse
rīki,
Gothic
reiki,
Old High German
rīhki
(
German
Reich
)
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archbishopric
(ˈɑːtʃˈbɪʃəprɪk)
—
n
1.
the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
2.
the area governed by an archbishop
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