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arzobispado

archbishopric

noun ahr-soh-bees-PAH-doh Rare

Usage Note

Arzobispado denotes both the office and the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop (arzobispo). It is built on obispado (bishopric) with the prefix arzo- from Greek archi- (chief). In legal and ecclesiastical documents it also refers to the administrative building housing the archbishop's offices.

Examples

"El arzobispado publicó un comunicado oficial."

Natural Translation

The archbishopric issued an official statement.

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