archiepiscopacy

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archiepiscopacy - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Archiepiscopacy \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [Pref. archi- +
     episcopacy.]
     1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the
        hands of archbishops.
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     2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.
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