archpriest

[ahrch-preest]

arch·priest

[ahrch-preest]
noun
1.
a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city.
2.
Roman Catholic Church. a priest acting as superior of the Roman Catholic secular clergy in England, first appointed in 1598 and superseded by a vicar apostolic in 1623.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English archeprest (modeled on Late Latin archipresbyter < Greek archipresbýteros). See arch-1, priest

arch·priest·hood, noun
arch·priest·ship, noun
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archpriest (ˈɑːtʃˈpriːst)
 
n
1.  (formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
2.  a senior priest
 
'arch'priesthood
 
n
 
'arch'priestship
 
n

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