archpresbyterate

noun

arch·​presbyterate

¦ärch +

variants or archipresbyterate

¦ärkē +

1

: a district or part of a medieval diocese under an archpriest

2

: a rural deanery

Word History

Etymology

Medieval Latin archipresbyteratus, from Late Latin archipresbyter + Latin -atus -ate

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