"highbishop" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: highbishops [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English *heahbischop, from Old English hēahbisċop (“archbishop, pontiff; (Jewish) high-priest”), equivalent to high + bishop. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*heahbischop}} Middle English *heahbischop, {{inh|en|ang|hēahbisċop|t=archbishop, pontiff; (Jewish) high-priest}} Old English hēahbisċop (“archbishop, pontiff; (Jewish) high-priest”), {{compound|en|high|bishop}} high + bishop Head templates: {{en-noun}} highbishop (plural highbishops)
  1. Archbishop. Synonyms: high-bishop
    Sense id: en-highbishop-en-noun-RrK~xTNV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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