The Collaborative International Dictionary
Archiepiscopacy
Archiepiscopacy \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [Pref. archi- + episcopacy.]
That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops.
The state or dignity of an archbishop.
Wiktionary
archiepiscopacy
n. 1 The form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the hands of archbishops. 2 The position or dignity of an archbishop.