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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024arch•priest (ärch′prēst′),USA pronunciation n. - a priest holding first rank, as among the members of a cathedral chapter or among the clergy of a district outside the episcopal city.
- [Rom. Cath. Ch.]a priest acting as superior of the Roman Catholic secular clergy in England, first appointed in 1598 and superseded by a vicar apostolic in 1623.
- Greek archipresbýteros). See arch-1, priest
- Middle English archeprest (modeled on Late Latin archipresbyter 1350–1400
arch′priest′hood, n. arch′priest′ship, n. |