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archbish

archbish noun: an archbishop.

Noun

archbish (plural archbishes)

  1. (colloquial) An archbishop.
    • In a Diſh came Fiſh From the Arch Biſh1751, Ben Johnson, Ben Johnson's Jests
    • I asked the archbish if there's a connection between the flight from Christianity and the way it's depicted perpetually in terms of gay marriage and women bishops. Of course, he said, "it seems completely irrelevant".2016 June 9, Melanie McDonagh, “Melanie McDonagh: Why broadcasters shy away from the big questions of religion”, in Evening Standard, London: Evening Standard Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the...

Forms of archbish

pluralarchbishes

Origin of archbish

Clipping of archbishop. By surface analysis, arch- + bish (“a bishop”).

Questions about archbish

What does archbish mean?
Archbish means an archbishop.
What part of speech is archbish?
Archbish is a noun.
What is the plural of archbish?
The plural of archbish is archbishes.

Words near archbish in the dictionary

  1. archazolid
  2. archazolids
  3. archaïc
  4. archbasilica
  5. archbasilicas
  6. archbish
  7. archbishes
  8. archbishop
  9. Archbishop of Banterbury
  10. archbishop's cross
  11. archbishopdom

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