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arch·bishop (ärc̸h′bis̸h′əp)

noun

a bishop of the highest rank, who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese

Etymology: ME archebishop < OE arcebisceop < LL(Ec) archiepiscopus < LGr(Ec) archiepiskopos < Gr archos (see arch-) + episkopos, overseer: see bishop

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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