Archbishopric

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Archbishopric \Arch`bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. arcebiscopr[imac]ce.
     See {-ric}.]
     The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or
     province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal
     authority.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  archbishopric
       n : the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  152 Moby Thesaurus words for "archbishopric":
     Kreis, abbacy, aedileship, archdeaconry, archdiocese,
     archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, arrondissement,
     bailiwick, bishopdom, bishopric, borough, canonicate, canonry,
     canton, cardinalship, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate,
     chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chiefery, chiefry,
     chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, city, commune, conference,
     congressional district, constablewick, consulate, consulship,
     county, curacy, deaconry, deaconship, deanery, deanship,
     departement, dictatorship, dictature, diocese, directorship,
     district, duchy, electoral district, electorate, emirate,
     episcopacy, episcopate, government, governorship, hamlet, headship,
     hegemony, hierarchy, hundred, leadership, lordship, magistracy,
     magistrateship, magistrature, masterdom, mastership, mastery,
     mayoralty, mayorship, metropolis, metropolitan area,
     metropolitanate, metropolitanship, nobility, oblast, okrug, papacy,
     parish, pashadom, pashalic, pastorate, pastorship, patriarchate,
     patriarchy, pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood,
     popeship, prebend, prebendaryship, precinct, prefectship,
     prefecture, prelacy, prelateship, prelature, premiership,
     presbyterate, presbytery, presidency, presidentship, primacy,
     prime-ministership, prime-ministry, princedom, princeship,
     principality, proconsulate, proconsulship, protectorate,
     protectorship, province, provostry, provostship, rectorate,
     rectorship, regency, regentship, region, riding, ruling class, see,
     seigniory, seneschalship, seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty,
     sheriffcy, sheriffdom, sheriffwick, shire, shrievalty, soke, stake,
     state, supervisorship, suzerainship, suzerainty, synod, territory,
     town, township, tribunate, vicariate, vicarship, village,
     vizierate, viziership, wapentake, ward