erchebischop
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Middle English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- archbyschop, archebischop, archebischope, archebusschop, ærchebiscope, erchbusshop, erchebiscope, erchebissop, erchebuschoppe, erzebischop
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old English ærċebisċop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]erchebischop (plural erchebischopes)
- archbishop (clergy member that heads an archdiocese)
- archbishopric, archdiocese.
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- English: archbishop
- Scots: archebischop
References
[edit]- “arche-bishop, erche-bishop, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-31.