archpriest
nounEtymology From Middle English archepreest, archeprest, archiprest, ercheprest, erchepreste; compare Old French archeprestre and Medieval Latin archipresbyter; equivalent to arch- + priest. Piecewise doublet of archpresbyter.
1
The highest rank given to a married priest.
Eastern Orthodoxy
2
Catholicism, Christianity, Roman Catholicism An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
- Synonyms
- archpresbyter
- Derived terms
- archpriesthood