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archiepiscopate
[ ahr-kee-uh-pis-kuh-pit, -peyt ]
/ ˌɑr ki əˈpɪs kə pɪt, -ˌpeɪt /
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noun
the tenure of office of an archbishop.
the jurisdiction of an archbishop.
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Words nearby archiepiscopate
archidiaconate, Archie, Archie Bunker, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopal, archiepiscopate, archil, Archilochian, Archilochus, archimage, archimandrite
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How to use archiepiscopate in a sentence
Leonidas, successor to Pimen in the archiepiscopate of Novgorod, was sewn up in a bear-skin and worried to death by hounds.
The Rise of the Russian Empire|Hector H. MunroThat of Utrecht was within the archiepiscopate of Cologne; the other three were within that of Rheims.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop MotleyAnd so it remained until Roger de Pont l'Evque succeeded to the archiepiscopate in 1154.
York Minster|Arthur Perceval Purey-CustThe north-western tower was added probably during the archiepiscopate, if not by the munificence, of Archbishop George Nevill.
York Minster|Arthur Perceval Purey-Cust
British Dictionary definitions for archiepiscopate
archiepiscopate
archiepiscopacy (ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ)
/ (ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpɪt, -ˌpeɪt) /
noun
the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
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