archbishopric UK /ɑːt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/US /ɑɹt͡ʃˈbɪʃəpɹɪk/ noun2 •The rank or office of an archbishop.A bishop of Bath […] was considered after due reflection to be an unsuitable man for the Archbishopric, because he had too many illegitimate children—not some, but too many. — 1958 •The jurisdiction of an archbishop.St. Salvadore in the Bahia los todos Santos, is an Archbishoprick and Seat of the Viceroy, the chief Port of Trade for Importation […] — 1724 formsarchbishoprics