See Also: archiepiscopacy(dictionary)

archiepiscopacy (iou)



archiepiscopacy noun. M17.
[from ecclesiastical Latin archiepiscopus from Greek arkhiepiskopos (Athanasius) archbishop, formed as ARCHI-, BISHOP noun, + -ACY.]
The system of Church government by archbishops. M17.
= archiepiscopate. M17.
archiepiscopate noun an archbishop's tenure of office; an archbishopric: L18.