archpriest

[ ahrch-preest ]
/ ˈɑrtʃˈprist /
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noun

a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city.
Roman Catholic Church. a priest acting as superior of the Roman Catholic secular clergy in England, first appointed in 1598 and superseded by a vicar apostolic in 1623.

Origin of archpriest

1350–1400; Middle English archeprest (modeled on Late Latin archipresbyter < Greek archipresbýteros). See arch-1, priest

OTHER WORDS FROM archpriest

arch·priest·hood, noun arch·priest·ship, noun

Words nearby archpriest

archly, archness, archon, archoplasm, archosaur, archpriest, archrival, archsee, archt., archway, archy

Words related to archpriest

metropolitan, patriarch, priest, cardinal, bishop, suffragan, clergyperson

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British Dictionary definitions for archpriest

archpriest
/ (ˈɑːtʃˈpriːst) /

noun Christianity

(formerly) a chief assistant to a bishop, performing many of his sacerdotal functions during his absence
a senior priest

Derived forms of archpriest

archpriesthood or archpriestship, noun