ARCHERSHIP
Arch"er*ship, n.
Defn: The art or skill of an archer.
ARCHERY
Arch"er*y, n. Etym: [OE. archerie.]
1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.; the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and arrows.
2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively. Let all our archery fall off In wings of shot a-both sides of the van. Webster (1607).
ARCHES
Arch"es,
Defn: pl. of Arch, n. Court of arches, or Arches Court (Eng. Law), the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster. Mozley & W.
ARCHETYPAL
Ar"che*ty`pal, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. "One archetypal mind." Gudworth.
Note: Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as it existed as an idea of God before the creation.