See Also: archpriest(dictionary)

archpriest (iou)



archpriest noun. LME.
[Old French archeprestre (mod. archipretre) from late Latin ARCHIPRESBYTER, later assim. to ARCH-, PRIEST.]
A chief priest; formerly, a chief assistant or vicar to a bishop in a cathedral. Also, a rural dean.
archpriesthood noun the position or office of an archpriest L17.
archpriestship noun = archpriesthood LME-L17.