arch|bish|op

arch|bish|op
arch|bish|op «AHRCH BIHSH uhp», noun.
a bishop of the highest rank. He presides over a church district called an archbishopric or archdiocese. Abbr: Abp.
[Old English aercebiscop < Late Latin archiepiscopum, ultimately < Greek archi- chief + epískopos bishop]

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