"archbish" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: archbishes [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of archbishop. Equivalent to arch- + bish (“a bishop”). Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|archbishop}} Clipping of archbishop, {{pre|en|arch-|bish|t2=a bishop}} arch- + bish (“a bishop”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} archbish (plural archbishes)
  1. (colloquial) An archbishop. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-archbish-en-noun-V17Hi9XH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with arch-

Inflected forms

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