archiepiscopacy noun2 •The position or dignity of an archbishop.‘Though there are no Auto-da-Fés in Lima now,’ said one of the company to another; ‘I fear our sailor friend runs risk of the archiepiscopacy. Let us withdraw more out of the moonlight. […]’ — 1851 •The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. formsarchiepiscopacies
