Definition of archpresbyterate
1
:a district or part of a medieval diocese under an archpriest
2
:a rural deanery
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archpresbyterate
noun
arch·presbyterate
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¦ärch +
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archipresbyterate
\¦ärkē +\
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Origin and Etymology of archpresbyterate
Medieval Latin archipresbyteratus, from Late Latin archipresbyter + Latin -atus -ate
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