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Webster 1913 Edition


Archbishop

Archˊbish′op

,
Noun.
[AS.
arcebisceop
,
arcebiscop
, L.
archiepiscopus
, fr. Gr.
ἀρχιεπίσκοπος
. See
Bishop
.]
A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.

Webster 1828 Edition


Archbishop

ARCHBISH'OP

,
Noun.
A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class; a metropolitan bishop, who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops, in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.