archbishopric

(-rik)

noun

  1. the office, rank, duties, or term of an archbishop
  2. the church district over which an archbishop has jurisdiction

Origin: ME archebishopriche < OE arcebiscoprice < arcebisceop (see archbishop) + rice, jurisdiction < PGmc *rikja (> Ger reich, realm): for IE base see regal

See archbishopric in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The rank, office, or term of an archbishop.
  2. The area under an archbishop's jurisdiction; an archdiocese.

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