archiepiscopate

[ ahr-kee-uh-pis-kuh-pit, -peyt ]

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noun

archiepiscopate

/ -ˌpeɪt; ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpɪt; ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ /

Leonidas, successor to Pimen in the archiepiscopate of Novgorod, was sewn up in a bear-skin and worried to death by hounds.

That of Utrecht was within the archiepiscopate of Cologne; the other three were within that of Rheims.

And so it remained until Roger de Pont l'Evque succeeded to the archiepiscopate in 1154.

The north-western tower was added probably during the archiepiscopate, if not by the munificence, of Archbishop George Nevill.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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