Meanings
nounarchbish (plural archbishes)
plural archbishes
- colloquialAn archbishop.
In a Diſh came Fiſh From the Arch Biſh
1751, Ben Johnson, Ben Johnson's Jests1 more example
I asked the archbish if there's a connection between the flight from Christianity and the way it's depicted perpetually in terms of gay marriage and women bishops. Of course, he said, "it seems completely irrelevant".
2016 June 9, Melanie McDonagh, “Melanie McDonagh: Why broadcasters shy away from the big questions of religion”, in Evening Standard, London: Evening Standard Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 10 Jun 2016
Origin
Clipping of archbishop. By surface analysis, arch- + bish (“a bishop”).
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APA
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