Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z archbishophood The rank of archbishop; the state of being an archbishop. archbishopric The rank or office of an archbishop. archbishopry The office of archbishop. archbishopship The status or office of an archbishop. archbitch A very bitchy person. archboard The board, on the stern of a ship, on which its name is painted Archbold A surname. archbutler A head or chief butler archchamberlain A chief chamberlain; a secular royal officer of the Holy Roman Empire, whose was elected by the Elector of Brandenburg archchancellor chief chancellor archchaplain A senior chaplain in a French royal court archchemic Of supreme chemical powers. archchief A supreme, primary leader of any organization. archcommander The supreme commander; a commander-in-chief. archcompetitor A primary competitor. archconfraternity A religious confraternity that, as a special concession of the Holy See, can join or affiliate with, and extend privileges to, other similar brotherhoods. archconservatism Hard-line conservatism archconservative Extremely politically conservative. archconspirator A chief conspirator. archcriminal A highly prolific or skilled criminal; a criminal of the highest order. Archdale A locality in Shire of Northern Grampians, central western Victoria, Australia archdeacon A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest. archdeaconate Synonym of archdiaconate. archdeaconess The wife of an archdeacon. archdeaconry The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office archdeaconship The rank or office of an archdeacon. archdean A member of a discontinued Catholic ecclesiastical office, higher in rank than a dean. archdeanery The headquarters, or jurisdiction of an archdean. archdeceiver One who orchestrates deception, especially the Devil. archdemon A chief demon; an archdevil. archdespot A chief despot. archdevil A chief or reigning devil. archdiaconate The rank or office of an archdeacon. archdiocesan Of or relating to an archdiocese. archdiocese A diocese administered by an archbishop. archdivinity A chief or reigning divinity, particularly in a polytheistic system. archdruid A chief druid. archdruidess A chief druidess; a female archdruid. archducal Pertaining to an archduke or archduchess. archduchess A daughter or granddaughter of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, or the wife of a son or grandson of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary archduchy The territory (principality) of an archduke. archduke The son or male-line grandson of an emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. archdukedom The territory or dignity of an archduke or archduchess; an archduchy. arche The first principle of existing things in pre-Socratic philosophy, initially assumed to be of water. archeal Of or pertaining to organisms of the kingdom Archaea. archealization The restoration of an ecosystem of other biological system to its original, prehistoric form archease Any of a group of enzymes, involved in nucleic acid metabolism, found in almost all living organisms archebiosis The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis. archebiotic Relating to archebiosis. Archebulus An ancient Greek poet archecentric Relating to an archetype. arched Curved. archegete The founder, progenitor, originator of a group, tradition, or institution. archegetes Leader or founder; an epithet of the god Apollo. archegetic Of or relating to an archegete. archegone Synonym of archegonium. archegonial Relating to the archegonium. archegoniate Relating to or possessing archegonia. archegoniophore The stalk of a prothallium that carries the archegonia archegonium A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop. archegony spontaneous generation; abiogenesis archegosaur Any temnospondyl of the genus †Archegosaurus. archegosaurid Any of the extinct amphibian-like vertebrates in the family Archegosauridae. archegosauriform Any temnospondyl of the clade Archegosauriformes Archeion An ancient town in Turkey. Archelaus Any of various kings in the area of Macedonia dating from BC 399 to AD 6, most notably Herod Archelaus, an ethnarch of Samaria, Judea, and Idumea from 4 BC to 6 AD. archelogy The science of first principles. Archemachus An ancient Greek historian archemperor A supreme emperor. archencephalon The primitive forebrain area of an embryo. archenemy A principal enemy. archenmity Supreme enmity; the state of archenemies. archenteric Of or pertaining to an archenteron. archenteron A primitive alimentary cavity archeocrypticid Any beetle in the family Archeocrypticidae. archeologically In an archeological manner or fashion. archeomaterial Any material from an earlier civilization, found during archeological studies. archeometry The application of the various techniques of science to archeology. archeophone A modern, electric version of a phonograph or Ediphone from the early 20th century archeopsychic In transactional analysis, relating to a part of the ego that deals with subconscious memories, and is likened to a child. archeopteryx A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds. archeopylar Relating to the archeopyle. archeopyle A distinctive opening in the test of fossil dinoflagellates. archeothanatology The study of ancient deaths archeovirus Any virus that infects archaeans archeparch The archbishop of an archeparchy. archeparchate An archeparchy, or archdiocese of an archbishop. archeparchial Relating to an archeparchy archeparchy The archdiocese of an archbishop in Eastern Christendom archepiscopal Of or pertaining to an archbishop or an archbishopric. archepiscopally In an archiepiscopal manner. archer One who shoots an arrow from a bow or a bolt from a crossbow. archeress A female archer. archerfish Any member of the species in the family Toxotidae (principally genus Toxotes) of fish who prey on small animals near to the surface of a water by shooting them with water from their mouths. archeriid Any of the extinct amphibian-like vertebrates in the family Archeriidae. archerite A phosphate mineral found in guano caves. archership The skill of an archer. Archerton A locality in the Rural City of Benalla, north eastern Victoria, Australia. archery The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow. arches Arches National Park, a national park in Utah. archespore A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop. archesporial Relating to the archesporia, cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. archesporium Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. archet Violin bow. archetier One who builds, repairs, and restores the bows of instruments in the violin family. archetypal Of or pertaining to an archetype. archetypally In an archetypal way. archetype An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned. archetypic archetypical archetypical In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized or most representative model. archetypically In an archetypical fashion. archetypist A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes. archetypoid A data point that forms the center of a cluster of similar items. archeus The vital principle or force believed by the Paracelsians to be responsible for alchemical reactions within living bodies, and hence for the growth and continuation of life. Archey A surname. archfiend A chief fiend (devil, demon or monster). archflamen A chief flamen or priest. archfoe archenemy archfool An extremely foolish person. archful Arch; knowing. archgovernor A chief governor. archgrandmaster A chief and great grandmaster. Archgrounds The grounds (land) of the Gateway Arch. archi A Northeast Caucasian ethnic group who live in eight villages in Southern Dagestan, Russia. archiannelid Any member of the class Archiannelida of primitive marine worms. archiascomycete Any fungus of the former subdivision Archiascomycetes (now Taphrinomycotina) archiater The chief, or highest-ranked physician of a prince, city or country, such as the Holy Roman Empire Archibald A male given name from the Germanic languages. archibenthic Relating to the upper part of the benthic region, from the sublittoral to the abyssal Archibeque A surname. archiblastula A hollow blastula, purported to be the primitive form. archiborborine Any dipteran of the subfamily Archiborborinae archical chief; primary; primordial archicarp The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete. archicembalo A form of harpsichord that had extra keys and strings archicerebellar Relating to the archicerebellum. archicerebellum The oldest part of the cerebellum in evolutionary terms; the vestibulocerebellum. archichlamydeous Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae. archicontinent A continental land mass that was present in geologic time archicortex Part of the allocortex, specifically three layered hippocampal cortexes necessary for hippocampus formation archicortical Relating to the archicortex Archidamian Of or relating to the first phase (431–421 BC) of the Peloponnesian War. archidiabolical Of or relating to an archdevil. archidiaconal Pertaining to an archdeacon. archidiaconate archdeaconry archididascalian of, like or pertaining to headmasters archididascalos A school principal. archie Anti-aircraft artillery. archiepiscopacy The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. archiepiscopal Of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric.