archiepiscopate

[ ahr-kee-uh-pis-kuh-pit, -peyt ]
/ ˌɑr ki əˈpɪs kə pɪt, -ˌpeɪt /

noun

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

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Words nearby archiepiscopate

archie, archie bunker, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopal, archiepiscopal cross, archiepiscopate, archil, archilochian, archilochus, archimage, archimandrite
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Example sentences from the Web for archiepiscopate

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

    York Minster|Arthur Perceval Purey-Cust

  • 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. Munro

  • That 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 Motley

  • The 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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