archêvêque

See also: archevêque

Norman

Etymology

From Latin archiepiscopus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιεπίσκοπος (arkhiepískopos), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “first, chief”) + ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos, “overseer”), from ἐπισκοπέω (episkopéō, “I watch over”), from ἐπί (epí, “over”), + σκοπέω (skopéō, “I examine”).

Noun

archêvêque m (plural archêvêques)

  1. (Jersey, Christianity) archbishop
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