Archbishopric

/ɑrkˈbɪʃəprɪk/ noun

Definition

The territory or jurisdiction governed by an archbishop; the office and authority of an archbishop.

Etymology

From archbishop + -ric (a suffix from Old English -rice meaning 'rule' or 'kingdom'). The -ric suffix appears in words like 'bishopric' and 'bailiwick,' indicating a domain of authority. It became the standard term for an archbishop's diocesan territory during the medieval period.

Kelly Says

The -ric suffix is an old English sign of power—it basically means 'the kingdom of' or 'the rule of.' So an archbishopric is literally 'the archbishop's kingdom,' revealing how much territorial control these religious leaders wielded throughout history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አርክቢሾፕ
ar-ki-bi-shob
ARالعربية
البطريركية
al-bu-ta-ree-kiy-ah
BNবাংলা
রাজপুরুষ
raaj-purush
CACatalà
arquebisbat
ar-ke-bees-bat
CSČeština
arcidieceze
ar-chi-dee-tseh-e
DADansk
erkebispedømme
er-ke-bee-spe-dome
DEDeutsch
Erzbistum
erz-bee-stoo-m
ELΕλληνικά
αρχιεπισκοπή
ar-khi-e-pis-ko-pi
ESEspañol
arzobispado
ar-soh-bee-spah-doh
FAفارسی
مسیحی
mo-see-hee
FISuomi
arkkipiispakunnan
ark-ki-pees-pa-kun-nan
FRFrançais
archiépiscopat
ar-shee-pee-sko-pah
GUGU
પ્રમુખ
pra-mukh
HAHA
Shugaban
shu-ga-ban
HEעברית
ארכיבישוף
arkhi-vishof
HIहिन्दी
प्रधानपद
pra-dhaan-pad
HUMagyar
főegyházmegye
fõ-e-gyhaz-me-gye
IDBahasa Indonesia
keuskupan
kous-ku-pan
IGIG
Onye isi
oh-nye ee-see
ITItaliano
arcivescovato
ar-che-ves-ko-va-toh
JA日本語
大司教区
たいしきょう-く
KKKK
архиепископство
arkhiiepiskopstvo
KMKM
អរគុណ
or-gu-non
KO한국어
대주교구
dae-ju-gyo-gu
MRMR
प्रधानपदवी
pra-dhaan-pad-vee
MSBahasa Melayu
keuskupan
kous-ku-pan
MYမြန်မာ
အာကျီဘီရှပ်
a-kyee-bee-sh-ap
NLNederlands
aartsbisdom
arts-bis-dom
NONorsk
erkebispedømme
er-ke-bee-spe-dome
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ
pra-mukh
PLPolski
archidiecezja
ar-khi-dee-e-tseh-ya
PTPortuguês
arcebispado
ar-seh-bee-spah-doh
RORomână
arhiepiscopat
ar-hee-ep-is-co-pat
RUРусский
архиепископство
arkhiepiscopstvo
SVSvenska
arkidoktrin
ar-ki-do-ktrin
SWKiswahili
askofu mkuu
as-kof-oo m-kuu
TAதமிழ்
தொகுப்பாளர்
to-ku-ppa-la-r
TEతెలుగు
అర్చీబిషప్
ar-chee-bis-hap
THไทย
สมเด็จพระสังฆราช
som-det-phra-sang-kha-rat
TLTL
arkibiskop
ar-ki-bis-kop
TRTürkçe
arşepiskopluk
ar-shee-bishop-luk
UKУкраїнська
архієпископство
arkhiiepiskopstvo
URاردو
مہتم
meh-tam
VITiếng Việt
tòa giám mục
toa-jam-muc
YOYO
Aare
ah-reh
ZH中文
大主教区
dà zhǔjiào qū
ZUZU
umkhonto we Sizwe
oom-khon-toh we see-z-weh

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