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archbishopess

UK/ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.bɪʃ.əp.ɛs/US/ɑɹt͡ʃ.bɪʃ.əp.ɛs/

archbishopess noun: the wife of an archbishop.

Noun

archbishopess (plural archbishopesses)

  1. (rare) The wife of an archbishop.
    • And when the Archbishop then at Edinburgh had heard that the man in chains had been treated more kindly that usual by his wife, which, however, she only used to do when, according to her custom, she had been indulging very freely in certain potations (such a sober lot are Archbishopesses among...1877, Charles J. Karslake, An authentic account of the imprisonment and martyrdom of John Ogilvie
  2. (rare) A female archbishop.

Forms of archbishopess

pluralarchbishopesses

Origin of archbishopess

From archbishop + -ess.

Questions about archbishopess

What does archbishopess mean?
Archbishopess means the wife of an archbishop.
What part of speech is archbishopess?
Archbishopess is a noun.
How do you pronounce archbishopess?
Archbishopess is pronounced /ɑː(ɹ)tʃ.bɪʃ.əp.ɛs/ (UK).
What is the plural of archbishopess?
The plural of archbishopess is archbishopesses.

Words near archbishopess in the dictionary

  1. archbishes
  2. archbishop
  3. Archbishop of Banterbury
  4. archbishop's cross
  5. archbishopdom
  6. archbishopess
  7. archbishopesses
  8. archbishophood
  9. archbishopric
  10. archbishoprick
  11. archbishopricks

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