Definition of archiepiscopacy
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:the form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops
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archiepiscopacy
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ar·chi·episcopacy
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Origin and Etymology of archiepiscopacy
Late Latin archiepiscopus archbishop + English -acy
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