Archiepiscopate
the tenure of office of an archbishop.
the jurisdiction of an archbishop.
historical examples
that of utrecht was within the archiepiscopate of cologne; the other three were within that of rheims.
the rise of the dutch republic, volume i.(of iii) 1555-66 john lothrop motley
and so it remained until roger de pont l’evque succeeded to the archiepiscopate in 1154.
york minster arthur perceval purey-cust
the north-western tower was added probably during the archiepiscopate, if not by the munificence, of archbishop george nevill.
york minster arthur perceval purey-cust
leonidas, successor to pimen in the archiepiscopate of novgorod, was sewn up in a bear-skin and worried to death by hounds.
the rise of the russian empire hector h. munro
noun
the rank, office, or term of office of an archbishop
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