From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisharchbishopricarch‧bish‧op‧ric /ˌɑːtʃˈbɪʃəprɪk $ ˌɑːrtʃ-/ noun [countable] 1 RRCthe area governed by an archbishop2 RRCthe rank of archbishop
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archbishopric• Cobham might adorn a diplomatic mission but would surely mismanage a key political post such as that of Canterbury's archbishopric.• Certainly his translation from the archbishopric of York had left him with little time. 