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Webster 1913 Edition


Archbishopric

Archˊbish′op-ric

,
Noun.
[AS.
arcebiscoprīce
. See
-ric
.]
The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.

Webster 1828 Edition


Archbishopric

ARCHBISH'OPRIC

,
Noun.
[Archbishop and ric, or rick, territory or jurisdiction.]
The jurisdiction or place of an archbishop; the province over which an archbishop exercises authority.

Definition 2024


archbishopric

archbishopric

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Noun

archbishopric (plural archbishoprics)

  1. (ecclesiastical) the rank or office of an archbishop
  2. (ecclesiastical) the jurisdiction of an archbishop; an archdiocese

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