Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

archbishopdom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: arch-bish-op-dom
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The realm, sphere, domain, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop; archbishopric.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"… some call it the sacrament of priesthood, of bishopdom, or of archbishopdom, …"
"In the not too distant past Salzburg had been an Archbishopdom ruled by her archbishops."
"The fines of 120 Mark remained unpaid, as the principals were said to have refused. One can understand that the three agents fled into the adjacent archbishopdom where they could not be reached by the guardians of Riga's law."

Etymology

From Middle English *archebischopdom, from Old English arċebisċopdōm (“archiepiscopal dignity; archbishopric”), equivalent to archbishop + -dom.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *archebischopdom, arċebisċopdōm
Suffix: archbishop

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does archbishopdom mean?: The realm, sphere, domain, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop; archbishopric.
Where does archbishopdom come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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