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archprinces

archprinces is the plural of archprince.

Meaning of archprince

Noun

archprince (plural archprinces)

  1. (dated, historical, rare) A prince of an especially high rank.
    • [Y]ea vſed only for a pretence and color to inſinuate into the magnifienge off that magnificall ſeigneorie and Archipiſcopall territorie off Canterburye / and by all means poſsible to vante the preheminenece / and ſupereminence off that princely Archpaſtor and paſtorall Archprince / the firſte...1574, [John Stubbs?], transl., “To the Christian Reader / Peace in Chrsite / and Warre with Antechriſte”, in The Life off the 70. Archbishopp off Canterbury Presentlye Sittinge […], [Zurich]...

Questions about archprinces

What is archprinces the plural of?
Archprinces is the plural of archprince.

Words near archprinces in the dictionary

  1. archpriestly
  2. archpriests
  3. archprimate
  4. archprimates
  5. archprince
  6. archprinces
  7. archprincess
  8. archprincesses
  9. archqueen
  10. archqueens
  11. archracist

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