Part 345

2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.

Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal (&?;), a. [Pref. archi- + episcopal.] Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an archiepiscopal see.

Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty (&?;), n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller.

Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate (&?;), n. [Pref. archi- + episcopate.] The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.

||Ar*chi"e*rey (&?;), n. [Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. &?;; pref. &?; (E. arch-) + priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.

Ar"chil (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella, oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. Orchil.] 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. Tomlinson.

2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil.]

Ar`chi*lo"chi*an (&?;), a. [L. Archilochius.] Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as, Archilochian meter.

{ Ar"chi*mage (&?;), ||Ar`chi*ma"gus (&?;), } n. [NL.; pref. archi- + L. magus, Gr. &?;, a Magian.] 1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire.

2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. Spenser.

Ar`chi*man"drite (&?;), n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. &?;; pref. &?; (E. arch-) + &?; an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church) (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church.

Ar`chi*me*de"an (&?;), a. [L. Archimedeus.] Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes' screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc.

Archimedean screw, or Archimedes' screw, an instrument, said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the upper end. Francis.

||Ar`chi*me"des (&?;), n. (Paleon.) An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.

Arch"ing (&?;), n. 1. The arched part of a structure.

2. (Naut.) Hogging; -- opposed to sagging.

Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic (&?;), a. Of or pertaining to an archipelago.

Ar`chi*pel"a*go, n.; pl. - goes or -gos (&?;). [It. arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref &?; + &?; sea, perh. akin to &?; blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See Plague.]

1. The Grecian Archipelago, or Ægean Sea, separating Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number of small islands.

2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with many islands or with a group of islands.

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||Ar*chip`te*ryg"i*um (är*kp`t*rj"*m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. 'archi- (E. arch- ) + ptery`gion wing, fin.] (Anat.) The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.

Ar"chi*tect (är"k*tkt), n. [L. architectus, architecton, Gr. &?; chief artificer, master builder; pref. 'archi- (E. archi- ) + &?; workman, akin to &?; art, skill, &?; to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto. See Technical.] 1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend the artificers employed.

2. A contriver, designer, or maker.

The architects of their own happiness. Milton.

A French woman is a perfect architect in dress. Coldsmith.

Ar`chi*tec"tive (&?;), a. Used in building; proper for building. Derham.

{ Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic (&?;), Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al (&?;), } a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. &?;. See Architect.] 1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive. "Architectonic wisdom." Boyle.