The office or position of metropolitan; the see of a metropolitan bishop. (figurative in quot. 1638.)
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| 释义 | society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > metropolitan > [noun] > office of (4) metropolitanshipa1638 The office or position of metropolitan; the see of a metropolitan bishop. (figurative in quot. 1638.) provincialate1739 The position or period of office of a provincial (provincial, n. 1a); an instance of this. metropolitanate1854 The position or office of metropolitan; the see or province of a metropolitan bishop. metropolitancy1910 = metropolitanate, n. |
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