ARCHIBLASTULA
Ar`chi*blas"tu*la, n. Etym: [Pref. archi + blastula.] (Biol.)
Defn: A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a c
ARCHICAL
Ar"chi*cal, a. Etym: [Gr. Arch-, pref.]
Defn: Chief; primary; primordial. [Obs.] Cudworth.
ARCHIDIACONAL
Ar`chi*di*ac"o*nal, a. Etym: [L. archidiaconus, Gr. archdeacon.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.
This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation.
Johnson.
ARCHIEPISCOPACY
Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy, n. Etym: [Pref. archi- + episcopacy.]
1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.
ARCHIEPISCOPAL
Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal, a. Etym: [Pref. archi- + episcopal.]