archbish

See also: archbish.

English

Etymology

Clipping of archbishop. Equivalent to arch- +‎ bish (“a bishop”).[1]

Noun

archbish (plural archbishes)

  1. (colloquial) An archbishop.
    • 2016 June 9, Melanie McDonagh, “Melanie McDonagh: Why broadcasters shy away from the big questions of religion”, in Evening Standard‎, London: Evening Standard Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2016-06-10:
      I asked the archbish if there's a connection between the flight from Christianity and the way it's depicted perpetually in terms of gay marriage and women bishops. Of course, he said, "it seems completely irrelevant".

References
  1. “archbish, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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