English · Word Candidate

archbishop

/ˌɑː(ɹ)t͡ʃˈbɪʃəp/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: archbishops

Sense 1

Meaning · English

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

Noun

Examples

Thereupon I declared that I was a heretic and a barbarian—“Je suis hérétique et barbare,” I said, “and that these archbishops and cardinals and monsignors, and the rest of them, meant nothing at all to me.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

A fairy chess piece which combines the moves of the bishop and the knight.

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “archbishop” mean?

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

Is “archbishop” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.