Defn: Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.
ARCHIEPISCOPALITY
Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty, n.
Defn: The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.
Fuller.
ARCHIEPISCOPATE
Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate, n. Etym: [Pref. archi- + episcopate.]
Defn: The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.
ARCHIEREY
Ar*chi"e*rey, n. Etym: [Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. arch-) + * priest.]
Defn: The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.
ARCHIL
Ar"chil, n. Etym: [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or
OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.]
1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson.
2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil.]