comprovincial

1 of 2

adjective

com·​provincial

¦käm+

: of the same archiepiscopal province

a comprovincial bishop

comprovincial

2 of 2

noun

"

plural -s

: one of the bishops of a particular archiepiscopal province

a primate's control over his comprovincials

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Medieval Latin comprovincialis, from Latin com- + provincialis provincial

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