archbishopric

English

Etymology

From Middle English erchebyschopryke, archebischopric, from Old English arċebisċeoprīce, arċebisċoprīċe, equivalent to archbishop +‎ -ric.

Noun

archbishopric (plural archbishoprics)

(ecclesiastical) the rank or office of an archbishop
(ecclesiastical) the jurisdiction of an archbishop; an archdiocese

Synonyms

archbishopdom

Related terms

bishopric

Translations

the rank or office of an archbishop

Czech: arcibiskupství n
Finnish: arkkipiispanistuin
Interlingue: archiepiscopatu
Irish: ardeaspagóideacht f

Portuguese: arcebispado m
Romanian: arhiepiscop (ro) m
Tagalog: arsobispado

jurisdiction of an archbishop

Catalan: metròpolis (ca) f, metròpoli (ca) f
Czech: arcibiskupství n
Danish: ærkebispedømme c, ærkestift n, ærkebispesæde n
Dutch: metropool (nl) m, aartsbisdom (nl) n
Esperanto: ĉefepiskopejo, ĉefepiskoplando, ĉefepiskopujo
Finnish: arkkihiippakunta (fi)
French: archevêché (fr) m
German: Erzbistum (de) n
Irish: deoise ardeaspaig f
Italian: arcivescovado m

Macedonian: архиепископија f (arhiepiskópija)
Polish: arcybiskupstwo (pl) n, metropolia (pl) f
Portuguese: arcebispado m
Romanian: arhiepiscopie (ro) f
Russian: архиепи́скопство (ru) n (arxijepískopstvo)
Slovene: nadškofija f
Spanish: arzobispado (es) m
Swedish: ärkebiskopsdöme (sv) n
Tagalog: arsobispado, arkidiyosesis (tl)

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