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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary arch·bish·op \\(ˌ)ärch-ˈbi-shəp\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Old English arcebiscop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Late Greek archiepiskopos, from archi- + episkopos bishop — more at bishop
DATE before 12th century
: a bishop at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank
archbishop
O.E. ærcebiscop, from L.L. archiepiscopus, from Gk. arkhi- "chief" (see archon) + episkopos "bishop," lit. "overseer." Replaced earlier O.E. heah biscop (see bishop).
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englisharchbishop
noun ADJ. Anglican, Roman Catholic VERB + ARCHBISHOP be appointed (as), become, be consecrated, be enthroned (as), be made, succeed sb as He was enthroned as archbishop in Canterbury Cathedral in 1980. PREP. ~ of He was made Archbishop of Milan. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 archbishoparch·bishop / 7B:tF5biFEp; NAmE 7B:rtF- / noun a bishop of the highest rank, responsible for all the churches in a large area 大主教；总主教: the Archbishop of Canterbury (= the head of the Church of England) 坎特伯雷大主教(即英国国教会领袖)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged arch·bishop\(ˈ)ärch, (ˈ)ȧch+|-\ nounEtymology: Middle English erchebishop, archebishop, from Old English ærcebiscop, arcebiscop, from Late Latin archiepiscopus, from Late Greek archiepiskopos, from Greek archi- + episkopos bishop — more at bishop : a chief bishop : a prelate at the head of an ecclesiastical province or one of equivalent honorary rank with duties and dignities variously comprised in the titles of exarch, patriarch, metropolitan, or primate
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