archbishopric en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ (General-American)
- /ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English erchebischopriche, from Old English arċebisċeoprīce, arċebisċoprīċe, equivalent to archbishop + -ric.
Meanings
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The rank or office of an archbishop.
Near-synonym: see
A bishop of Bath […] was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many.
1958, T. H. White, The Once and Future King, New York: Putnam, Book 4, Chapter 3, p. 563:
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The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
St. Salvadore in the Bahia los todos Santos, is an Archbishoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief Port of Trade for Importation […]
1724, Daniel Defoe, chapter 11, in A General History of the Pyrates, London: T. Warner, page 213:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| archbishoprics | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Relateds
Synonyms
see · archdiocese · archbishopdom · archiepiscopacy
Translations (39)
fr archevêché (the rank or office of an archbishop) · ga ardeaspagóideacht (the rank or office of an archbishop) · it arcivescovado (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · eo ĉefepiskopujo (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · fi arkkipiispanistuin (the rank or office of an archbishop) · eo ĉefepiskopejo (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · gv ard-aspickys (the rank or office of an archbishop) · tl arsobispado (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · ro arhiepiscop (the rank or office of an archbishop) · da ærkebispesæde (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · da ærkestift (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · ro arhiepiscopie (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · pl arcybiskupstwo (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · fr archevêché (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · nl metropool (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · gv ard-aspickys (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · ca metròpolis (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · id keuskupan agung (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · da ærkebispedømme (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · ga deoise ardeaspaig (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · cs arcibiskupství (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · tl arsobispado (the rank or office of an archbishop) · mk архиепископија (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · pt arcebispado (the rank or office of an archbishop) · sl nadškofija (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · fi arkkihiippakunta (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · pt arcebispado (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · tl arkidiyosesis (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · de Erzbistum (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · sv ärkebiskopsdöme (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · pl arcybiskupstwo (the rank or office of an archbishop) · pl metropolia (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · eo ĉefepiskoplando (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · es arzobispado (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · ca metròpoli (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · nl aartsbisdom (jurisdiction of an archbishop) · cs arcibiskupství (the rank or office of an archbishop) · ca arquebisbat (the rank or office of an archbishop) · ru архиепи́скопство (jurisdiction of an archbishop)