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Archiepiscopacy

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
  2. 2
    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. […]’"

Etymology

From archi- + episcopacy.

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