Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index A archbishop: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: arch•bish•op Pronunciation: (ärch'bish'up), [key] — n. a bishop of the highest rank who presides over an archbishopric or archdiocese. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: archbishop (Thesaurus) arch beam archbishopric ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deracinate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language