A principal or supreme practice; a habit or custom that is most characteristic or extreme.
Arch- plus practice (from Old French practiser, to practice or drill). This rare compound appears in historical texts describing established customs or typical behaviors of groups.
This word is rarely used in modern English, but when it appears in old texts, it usually describes something like 'archpractice of the clergy'—their most typical or defining habits.
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