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<hw>Ar"cha*ize</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Archaized</er> <tt>(#)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Archaizing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>To make appear archaic or antique.</def>

<i>Mahaffy.</i>

<h1>Archangel</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`an"gel</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>archangelus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. OF. <ets>archangel</ets>, F. <ets>archange</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, pref., and <er>Angel</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A term applied to several different species of plants <spn>(Angelica archangelica, Lamium album, etc.)</spn>.</def>

<h1>Archangelic</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`an*gel"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>archang\'82lique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or resembling, an archangel.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Archbishop</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`bish"op</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcebisceop</ets>, <ets>arcebiscop</ets>, L. <ets>archiepiscopus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Bishop</er>.]</ety> <def>A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.</def>

<h1>Archbishopric</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`bish"op*ric</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcebiscopr\'c6ce</ets>. See <er>-ric</er>.]</ety> <def>The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal authority.</def>

<h1>Arch brick</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch" brick`</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>. <def>A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.</def>

<h1>Archbutler</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`but"ler</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>arch-</ets> + <ets>butler</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire.</def>

<h1>Archchamberlain</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`cham"ber*lain</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. G. <ets>erzk\'84mmerer</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire, whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in England.</def>

<h1>Archchancellor</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`chan"cel*lor</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Ger. <ets>erzkanzler</ets>. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire, who presided over the secretaries of the court.</def>

<h1>Archchemic</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`chem"ic</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of supreme chemical powers.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "The <i>archchemic</i> sun."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Archdeacon</h1> <Xpage=78>

<hw>Arch`dea"con</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>arcediacon</ets>, <ets>archidiacon</ets>, L. <ets>archidiaconus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Arch-</er>, <ets>pref</ets>., <ets>and</ets> <er>Deacon</er>.]</ety> <def>In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Archdeaconry</h1> <Xpage=78>