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archiepiscopal

American  
[ahr-kee-i-pis-kuh-puhl] / ˌɑr ki ɪˈpɪs kə pəl /

adjective

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


archiepiscopal British  
/ ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəl /

adjective

  1. of or associated with an archbishop

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of archiepiscopal

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

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En route, she sings “I Have Confidence” inside the beautiful Residence Square, a stopping point next to the archiepiscopal residences in the heart of Salzburg’s Old City.

From Washington Times Jun. 6, 2015

There is no question, in any case, that he will still be performing his archiepiscopal duties, untroubled by the controversies provoked by the scrolls. ♦

From The New Yorker May 6, 1955

Most of his archiepiscopal work takes the form of correspondence and discussions with the endless stream of visitors he receives in his book-lined study.

From Time Magazine Archive

Physicians insisted on keeping the archiepiscopal neb in an ice pack all night.

From Time Magazine Archive

Funchal is the see of a bishop, in the archiepiscopal province of Lisbon; it is also the administrative centre of the archipelago, and the residence of the governor and foreign consuls.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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