arcebiscopdom

Old English

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Etymology

From ærċebisċop +‎ -dōm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑr.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃopˌdoːm/, [ˌɑrˠ.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃopˌdoːm]

Noun

arċebisċopdōm n

1. archbishopdom, archbishopric

   Synonym: arċebisċoprīċe

   • Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

     Þā æfter him feng Mellitus to erċebisċopdōme þe ǣr wæs bisċop on Lundene...Ðā æfter feng tō þām erċebisċopdōme Iūstus...

     Then after him Mellitus, who was previously bishop of London, ascended to the archbishopdom...then afterwards Justus ascended to the archbishopdom.

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	arċebisċopdōm	—
accusative	arċebisċopdōm	—
genitive	arċebisċopdōmes	—
dative	arċebisċopdōme	—

Descendants

• English: archbishopdom