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(ärc̸h′bis̸h′əp)

noun

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

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

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noun Abbr. Abp.

A bishop of the highest rank, heading an archdiocese or province.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English archebishop

Origin: , from Old English arcebisceop

Origin: , from Late Latin archiepiscopus

Origin: , from Late Greek arkhiepiskopos

Origin: : Greek arkhi-, archi-

Origin: + Greek episkopos, bishop; see bishop

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