单词 | archpriest |
释义 | archpriest —archpriesthood, n. —archpriestship, n. /ahrch"preest"/, n. 1. a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a priest acting as superior of the Roman Catholic secular clergy in England, first appointed in 1598 and superseded by a vicar apostolic in 1623. [1350-1400; ME archeprest (modeled on LL archipresbyter < Gk archipresbýteros). See ARCH-1, PRIEST] |
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