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- Middle English · inherited fromarchepreest, archeprest, archiprest, ercheprest, erchepreste
- English todayarchpriest
From Middle English archepreest, archeprest, archiprest, ercheprest, erchepreste; compare Old French archeprestre and Medieval Latin archipresbyter; equivalent to arch- + priest. Piecewise doublet of archpresbyter.
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