Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archbishopric

/ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: arch-bish-opric
IPA: /ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The rank or office of an archbishop.

noun

The jurisdiction of an archbishop.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: see"
"A bishop of Bath […] was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many."
"St. Salvadore in the Bahia los todos Santos, is an Archbishoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief Port of Trade for Importation […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃reǵ-, erchebischopriche, arċebisċeoprīce
Suffix: archbishop

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/
British English: /ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/

Inflected Forms

archbishoprics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bishopric episcopacy

Synonyms

archiepiscopacy see archbishopdom archdiocese

Questions

How do you pronounce archbishopric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/.
What does archbishopric mean?: The rank or office of an archbishop.
Where does archbishopric come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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