Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Used formerly as a title for a priest holding first rank among the members of a cathedral chapter, acting as chief assistant to a bishop.
- noun An honorific title applied to a priest, which may be accompanied by a specific function.
- noun Eastern Orthodox Church The highest rank a married priest can hold.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Eccles., the chief among the priests, called by the Greeks protopresbyter, and later protopope.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The highest
rank given to amarried priest . - noun Roman Catholic Church An
honorific title applied to a priest who has aspecific function .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a senior clergyman and dignitary
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Roughly the titles archpriest (archipresbyteros), protopriest (protoiereus, protopresbyteros), protopope (protopapas) may be taken as meaning; the same thing, though they have occasionally been distinguished.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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[4] Arnaud de Cervolles, one of the most celebrated adventurers of the 14th century, called the archpriest because though a layman he possessed the ecclesiastical fief of Vélines.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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Vaudenay; and the lord Arnold of Cervolles, called the archpriest, [4] was armed in the armour of the young earl of Alençon.
Chronicle and Romance (The Harvard Classics Series) Thomas Malory Jean Froissart
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The archpriest was the immediate assistant of the pope at ecclesiastical functions.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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The archpriest was the first in rank among priests attached to such mother-churches.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Arnaud de Cervolles, one of the most celebrated adventurers of the 14th century, called the archpriest because though a layman he possessed the ecclesiastical fief of Vélines.
The Battle of Poitiers. Of the Order of the Frenchmen before the Battle of Poitiers 1909
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King John of France was there armed, and twenty other in his apparel; and he did put the guiding of his eldest son to the lord of Saint-Venant, the lord of Landas and the lord Thibault of Vaudenay; and the lord Arnold of Cervolles, called the archpriest, 4 was armed in the armour of the young earl of Alençon.
The Battle of Poitiers. Of the Order of the Frenchmen before the Battle of Poitiers 1909
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Note: Arnaud de Cervolles, one of the most celebrated adventurers of the 14th century, called the archpriest because though a layman he possessed the ecclesiastical fief of Velines. was armed in the armour of the young earl of Alencon.
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King John of France was there armed, and twenty other in his apparel; and he did put the guiding of his eldest son to the lord of Saint-Venant, the lord of Landas and the lord Thibault of Vaudenay; and the lord Arnold of Cervolles, called the archpriest,
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The latter party, by means of their influence at Rome, had secured the appointment of an "archpriest" as superior of the English mission.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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