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From metropolitan + -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting rank or office).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
metropolitanate
Today it means: The role, status or tenure of a metropolitan bishop. Full definition →
Today it means: The role, status or tenure of a metropolitan bishop. Full definition →
From metropolitan + -ate (suffix forming nouns denoting rank or office).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.