archiepiscopacy

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archiepiscopacy

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From archi- + episcopacy.

noun archiepiscopacies

The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
The position or dignity of an archbishop. ‘Though there are no Auto-da-Fés in Lima now,’ said one of the company to another; ‘I fear our sailor friend runs risk of the archiepiscopacy. Let us withdraw more out of the moonlight. […]’
Similar: archbishopric

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@misc{archiepiscopacy_2026,
  title = {archiepiscopacy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archiepiscopacy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}