archbishop Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a bishop of highest rank

WordNet

Arch`bish"op noun
Etymology
AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L. archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. . See Bishop.
Definitions
  1. A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.

Webster 1913