archbishopric

[ ahrch-bish-uhp-rik ]

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noun

the see, diocese, or office of an archbishop.

archbishopric

/ ˈɑːtʃˈbɪʃəprɪk /

noun

the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
the area governed by an archbishop

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Word History and Origins

Origin of archbishopric¹

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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Example Sentences

Condition of the archbishopric of Manila in regard to the affairs of ecclesiastical and secular government.

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However, in the visit that I shall make in this archbishopric, I shall try to reduce them to as few settlements as possible.

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Sangley missions of the diocese of the archbishopric of Manila, and the number of souls directed in them.

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Caerleon was a place of great ecclesiastical importance and the seat of an archbishopric.

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He erected the see of Paris into an archbishopric, and assisted the emperor and the king of Poland in their wars.

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