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archiepiscopal

[ ahr-kee-i-pis-kuh-puhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to an archbishop or to the office of an archbishop.


archiepiscopal

/ ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəl /

adjective

  1. of or associated with an archbishop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • archi·e·pisco·palty noun
  • archi·e·pisco·pal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of archiepiscopal1

1605–15; < Medieval Latin archiepiscopālis, equivalent to Late Latin archiepiscop ( us ) archbishop + Latin -ālis -al 1
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Example Sentences

It is in this chair, and not in the archiepiscopal throne in the choir, that the archbishops are still enthroned.

Now it has reached that percentage of the respectable population which automatically puts the archiepiscopal apparatus in motion.

He carried with him only his archiepiscopal pall and his seal.

He succeeded his father in the archiepiscopal throne in 490.

He made it his archiepiscopal residence, and here the Serbian sovereigns were crowned.

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