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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Archpriest
Britannica 11thARCHPRIEST (Lat. archipresbyter, Gr. apx«rpe<r|3iiTepos), in the Christian Church, originally the title of the chief of the priests in a diocese. The office appears as early as the 4th century as that of the priest who presided over the presbyters of the dioce ...
Vol. 2, pp. 446-446
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