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Old English · noun

arcebiscopdom

Normalised arċebisċopdōm

Part of speech
noun, neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/ˌɑr.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃopˌdoːm/
[ˌɑrˠ.t͡ʃeˈbiʃ.ʃopˌdoːm]
Syllables
ˌɑr · t͡ʃe · ˈbiʃ · ʃop · ˌdoːm (5 syllables)
Modern English
archbishopdomarchbishopric

Meaning

  1. archbishopdom, archbishopric

    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.

    Anglo-Saxon Chronicle

Declension

Declension of arcebiscopdom
Singular
Nominative arċebisċopdōm
Accusative arċebisċopdōm
Genitive arċebisċopdōmes
Dative arċebisċopdōme

All forms (3)

Etymology

From ærċebisċop + -dōm.

Descendants

archbishopdom

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