archpriest noun.
['ɑ:tʃpri:st] LME.[Old French archeprestre (mod. archiprêtre) from late Latin ARCHIPRESBYTER, later assim. to ARCH-, PRIEST.]A chief priest; formerly, a chief assistant or vicar to a bishop in a cathedral. Also, a rural dean.
■ archpriesthood noun the position or office of an archpriest
L17. ■ archpriestship noun =
archpriesthood LME-L17. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲