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archpresbyterate

noun
arch·​presbyterate | \ ¦ärch +\
variants: or archipresbyterate \ ¦ärkē + \

Definition of archpresbyterate

1 : a district or part of a medieval diocese under an archpriest
2 : a rural deanery

History and Etymology for archpresbyterate

Medieval Latin archipresbyteratus, from Late Latin archipresbyter + Latin -atus -ate

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