Meanings
- uncountableecclesiasticalThe realm, sphere, domain, office, or jurisdiction of an archbishop; archbishopric.
… some call it the sacrament of priesthood, of bishopdom, or of archbishopdom, …
1855, A general index to the publications of the Parker Society - Page 5672 more examples
In the not too distant past Salzburg had been an Archbishopdom ruled by her archbishops.
1982, Josefa Nina Lieberman, He came to Cambridge, BeaumontThe fines of 120 Mark remained unpaid, as the principals were said to have refused. One can understand that the three agents fled into the adjacent archbishopdom where they could not be reached by the guardians of Riga's law.
1995, Erik Tiberg, Moscow, Livonia and the Hanseatic League: 1487-1550 - Page 191
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Old Englisharċebisċopdōm“archiepiscopal dignity; archbishopric”
- Middle English*archebischopdom
- Englisharchbishopdom
From Middle English *archebischopdom, from Old English arċebisċopdōm (“archiepiscopal dignity; archbishopric”), equivalent to archbishop + -dom.
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