Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archepiscopal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: archep-is-co-pal
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric.

Example Sentences

"A deep snow was falling; and the wind which drove it heavily against the casements of the archepiscopal palace was roaring in the wide chimney,[…]."
"Important pieces of evidence point to the intensified activities of the archepiscopal curia's criminal forum."
"Johannes Magnus, Brask's protégé, won the archepiscopal sweepstakes at the expense of Master Knut, Sunnanväder's candidate."

Etymology

See archiepiscopal.

Inflected Forms

archiepiscopal (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

archiepiscopate

Synonyms

diocesan archiepiscopal

Questions

What does archepiscopal mean?: Of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric.
Where does archepiscopal come from?: See archiepiscopal.

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