archbishop
/ɑːtʃˈbɪʃəp
/ /ˈɑːtʃbɪʃəp/noun
The chief bishop responsible for a large district: the Archbishop of York...
- Specifically, the Board urges a revival of the oversight role of metropolitans, i.e., archbishops overseeing bishops in their province.
- Nigeria is the largest Anglican ‘province’ in the world with 17 million members, 81 bishops, and 10 archbishops.
- Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, clergy and civilian dignitaries, including some from abroad, will participate in the function.
Origin
Old English, from arch- 'chief' + biscop (see bishop), replacing earlier heah-biscop 'high-bishop'.
Rhymes
- compendiously
- compendiousness
- compendium
- compensable
- compensate
- compensation
- compensational
- compensation pendulum
- compensation water
- compensative
- compensator
- compensatory
- compensatory time
- comper
- compete
- competence
- competency
- competent
- competently
- competition
- competitive
- competitive advantage
- competitive exclusion
- competitively
- competitiveness