archiepiscopal
archiepiscopal adjective: of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
Adjective
archiepiscopal
- Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
- In 960 or 961, the notorious Dunstan entered our archiepiscopal chair, which he occupied till death called him to another world in 968.1814, James Sargant Storer, Henry Sargant Storer, History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, volume 1, unnumbered page
- This city and chair of Ailbe has been constantly understood by our old writers as that of Emly; but it is doubted whether it ought to be honoured with the title of an archiepiscopal see.1829, John Lanigan, chapter I, in An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, page 285
Forms of archiepiscopal
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Origin of archiepiscopal
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “bishop”); see also Latin archiepiscopālis.
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Questions about archiepiscopal
- What does archiepiscopal mean?
- Archiepiscopal means of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
- What part of speech is archiepiscopal?
- Archiepiscopal is an adjective.
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