archiepiscopate
[ ahr-kee-uh-pis-kuh-pit, -peyt ]
/ ˌɑr ki əˈpɪs kə pɪt, -ˌpeɪt /
noun
the tenure of office of an archbishop.
the jurisdiction of an archbishop.
Words nearby archiepiscopate
archie,
archie bunker,
archiepiscopacy,
archiepiscopal,
archiepiscopal cross,
archiepiscopate,
archil,
archilochian,
archilochus,
archimage,
archimandrite
Example sentences from the Web for archiepiscopate
And so it remained until Roger de Pont l'Evque succeeded to the archiepiscopate in 1154.
York Minster |Arthur Perceval Purey-CustLeonidas, successor to Pimen in the archiepiscopate of Novgorod, was sewn up in a bear-skin and worried to death by hounds.
The Rise of the Russian Empire |Hector H. MunroThat of Utrecht was within the archiepiscopate of Cologne; the other three were within that of Rheims.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66 |John Lothrop MotleyThe north-western tower was added probably during the archiepiscopate, if not by the munificence, of Archbishop George Nevill.
York Minster |Arthur Perceval Purey-Cust
British Dictionary definitions for archiepiscopate
archiepiscopate
archiepiscopacy (ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpəsɪ)
/ (ˌɑːkɪɪˈpɪskəpɪt, -ˌpeɪt) /
noun
the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop