archbishop

== English == === Alternative forms === (abbreviations): abp., Abp. === Etymology === From Middle English erchebischop, archebischop, from Old English arċebisċop (“archbishop”), from Late Latin or Ecclesiastical Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) +‎ ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “to watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”) +‎ σκοπέω (skopéō, “to examine”), equivalent to arch- +‎ bishop. === Pronunciation === (US, UK) IPA(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈbɪʃəp/, (less often) /ˈɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˌbɪʃəp/ === Noun === archbishop (plural archbishops) A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.) (chess) A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === archdiocese diocese Excellency Grace prelate primate