Added 9 October 2026
archpriest
noun
Latin root: archipresbyter Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about archpriest at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
From Middle English archepreest, archeprest, archiprest, ercheprest, erchepreste; compare Old French archeprestre and Medieval Latin archipresbyter; equivalent to arch- + priest. Piecewise doublet of archpresbyter.
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