archiepiscopal

• archepiscopal

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “bishop”); see also Latin archiepiscopālis.

archiepiscopal

1. Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
   • 1814, James Sargant Storer, Henry Sargant Storer, History and Antiquities of the Cathedral Churches of Great Britain, volume 1, unnumbered page:

     In 960 or 961, the notorious Dunstan entered our archiepiscopal chair, which he occupied till death called him to another world in 968.

   • 1829, John Lanigan, chapter I, in An Ecclesiastical History of Ireland‎, page 285:

     This city and chair of Ailbe has been constantly understood by our old writers as that of Emly; but it is doubted whether it ought to be honoured with the title of an archiepiscopal see.

   • 2010, Marie Therese Flanagan, chapter I, in The Transformation of the Irish Church in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries‎, page 34:

     It also determined an archiepiscopal and primatial hierarchy: two archiepiscopal provinces with metropolitan sees located at Armagh and at Cashel were recognised, under each of which there were to be twelve episcopal sees, with primacy accorded to Armagh.

• archiepiscopate
• episcopal

• IPA^(key): /aɾt͡ʃjepiskoˈpal/ [aɾ.t͡ʃje.pis.koˈpal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: ar‧chie‧pis‧co‧pal

archiepiscopal m or f (masculine and feminine plural archiepiscopales)

1. archiepiscopal