archbishopric
[ahrch-bish-uh p-rik]
- the see, diocese, or office of an archbishop.
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Origin of archbishopric
before 1000; Middle English archebischopric, Old English arcebisceoprīce, equivalent to arcebisceop archbishop + rīce region, realm; cognate with Old Norse rīki, Gothic reiki, Old High German rīhki (German Reich)
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My friend was asked to nominate some Filipino for the archbishopric.
The Philippine IslandsJohn Foreman
The bishopric, founded in the 3rd century, became an archbishopric in 1475.
Here also it is said the metropolitan church was situated, when London was an archbishopric.
London in 1731Don Manoel Gonzales
He was partly promised the Archbishopric of Rouen, which was vacant, if he should succeed.
Personal Recollections of Joan of ArcMark Twain
They had twenty or thirty livings in the archbishopric of Manila.
archbishopric
- the rank, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop
- the area governed by an archbishop
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Word Origin and History for archbishopric
n.
Old English arcebiscoprice, from archbishop + rice "realm, dominion, province" (see regal).
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