archbishopric
English
noun
Definitions
- (ecclesiastical) the rank or office of an archbishop
- (ecclesiastical) the jurisdiction of an archbishop; an archdiocese
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English erchebyschopryke inherited from Old English arċebisċeoprīce suffix from English archbishop.
Origin
English
archbishop
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- archbishop English
- archbishopdom English
- archbishopess English
- archbishophood English
- archbishopship English
- bishop English
- σκοπέω Ancient Greek
- ἐπί Ancient Greek
- ἐπίσκοπος Ancient Greek
- arċebisċeoprīce Old English
- arċebisċoprīċe Old English
- erchebischop Middle English
- erchebyschopryke Middle English
- asbisop Tok Pisin