archiepiscopal

[ ahr-kee-i-pis-kuh-puhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to an archbishop or to the office of an archbishop.

Origin of archiepiscopal

1
1605–15; <Medieval Latin archiepiscopālis, equivalent to Late Latin archiepiscop(us) archbishop + Latin -ālis-al1

Other words from archiepiscopal

  • ar·chi·e·pis·co·pal·ty, noun
  • ar·chi·e·pis·co·pal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for archiepiscopal

archiepiscopal

/ (ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəl) /


adjective
  1. of or associated with an archbishop

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