archiepiscopate

[ ahr-kee-uh-pis-kuh-pit, -peyt ]

noun

1. the tenure of office of an archbishop.
2. the jurisdiction of an archbishop.

archiepiscopate

/ ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ; ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpɪt; -ˌpeɪt /

noun

1. the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop

Example Sentences

Leonidas, successor to Pimen in the archiepiscopate of Novgorod, was sewn up in a bear-skin and worried to death by hounds.

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That of Utrecht was within the archiepiscopate of Cologne; the other three were within that of Rheims.

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And so it remained until Roger de Pont l'Evque succeeded to the archiepiscopate in 1154.

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The north-western tower was added probably during the archiepiscopate, if not by the munificence, of Archbishop George Nevill.

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