archbishopric

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He was deposed from all his offices save the archbishopric, and eventually was arrested on the charge of high treason.

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  1. noun The rank, office, or term of an archbishop.
  2. noun The area under an archbishop's jurisdiction; an archdiocese.

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  1. from Middle English archebischopriche, -ryk, etc., from Anglo-Saxon arcebiscoprīce, from arcebiscop, archbishop, + rīce, jurisdiction. Cf. bishopric.
 

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/ˈɑrtʃˈbɪʃəprɪk/
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