Middle English Dictionary Entry
arche-bishop, erche-bishop n.
Entry Info
| Forms | arche-bishop, erche-bishop n. Also (early) arce-, erce-; ers(e-, erz(e-, ars-; archi(e-. |
| Etymology | OE ercebiscop, ærce-. Until c1400 erchebishop is the usual form; late arch(e-, archi(e- are influenced by OF archevesque & L archiepiscopus; ers(e-, erz(e-, ars- by OF arcevesque. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) An archbishop of the Roman (or Greek) Church; (b) the see of an archbishop.
Associated quotations
a
- a1121 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1100 : Se arce biscop Ansealm of Cantwarbyrig..se arce biscop of Eoferwic.
- 1123 Peterb.Chron.(LdMisc 636)an.1123 : Ða spræcon ða biscopas hem betwenan and sæden, þæt hi næfre mare ne wolden hafen munec hades man to erce biscop ofer hem.
- a1225(?OE) Vsp.A.Hom.(Vsp A.22)237 : Archebiscopes, and biscopes, prestes, and hare ȝegeng.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)10202 : Þa setten heo biscopes þan folken to dihten, þer ouer ærchebiscopes [Otho: archebissopes], þat clærcscipe to rihten.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)30146 : He sende men gode after þan erchebiscope.
- (c1300) Havelok (LdMisc 108)1178 : Þe erchebishop uth of yerk.
- c1300 SLeg.Aug.Cant.(LdMisc 108)79 : Erchebischop of Caunterburi..Seint Austin huy maden þo.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)604 : His apel..fram þe bischop of þe Erchebischop [Hrl: archebischop].
- c1325(c1300) Glo.Chron.A (Clg A.11)83 : Of everwik & kanterbury beþ erchebissopes tvo.
- c1330(?c1300) Guy(1) (Auch)4181 : Þe erchebischop was comen also, Redi þe spouseing for to do.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)5.21 : He ordeyned þat non erchebisshop [vr. archebischop; L metropolitanus] schulde condempne his suffragan.
- 1389 Nrf.Gild Ret.114 : The Archibischope of Canterbury.
- (c1395) Chaucer CT.Fri.(Manly-Rickert)D.1502 : The erchebisshop seint Dunstan.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Abp.& N.(Phys-E)p.86 : Sorful was this erzbischop.
- a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Abp.& N.(Phys-E)p.87 : This erzebischop lifd thare.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.73 : Þe archbisshop of Ȝork had þe se.
- a1425 Wycl.MCh.(Bod 788)421 : Of cardinalis, of erchebishopis, and of bishopis..þat ben newe foundun.
- ?a1425(?a1350) Castleford Chron.(Göt Hist 740)19721 : Þe archebeschop of legions, Maste worthe clerk of þe britons.
- ?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)13/6 : The Emperour of Costantynoble maketh the Patriark the Erchebysschoppes & the Bisshoppes & ȝeueth the dignytees & the benefices of chirches.
- a1450(?c1430) Lydg.DM(1) (Hnt EL 26.A.13)18/153 : Sire archebisshop, whi do ȝe ȝow with-drawe So frowardli as hit were bi disdeyne?
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)36/19 : Than þe Erchbusshop sent for þis creatur in-to hys gardeyn.
- (a1438) MKempe A (Add 61823)123/36 : On þe next day sche was browt into þe Erchebischopys Chapel.
- (1440) *Capgr.St.Norb.(Hnt HM 55)107 : He þat is now in þi wombe conceyuyd a herchbisschop schal be.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)141 : Erchebuschoppe: Archiepiscopus.
- c1440 Degrev.(Thrn)1831 : Þare come to þat offerynge Bathe Emperour and kynge, Ersbechops with many a ryng Filly fyftene.
- (c1449) Pecock Repr.(Cmb Kk.4.26)426 : Archibischopis.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)5754 : Þei ordeigned illa [read: ilka] bischop þer se, & Erchebischopes abouen hem to be.
- ?a1450(?c1400) Wycl.LFCatech.(Lamb 408)5/49 : Oure fadyr þe archiepyschop wylle þat alle men knowe god.
- c1450 3 KCol.(2) (Add 31042)490 : Thies kynges three, archebischoppes ordynate.
- ?c1450 Knt.Tour-L.(Hrl 1764)42/2 : Seint Brice..after seint Martin was Ershebisshope of towres.
- c1460 I warne you (Dub 432)p.294 : ii erchbisshops of Englond, thei crovned the Rose kyng.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.8/25 : Archiebisshops, bysshops, Abbotes.
- (1472-3) RParl.6.7b : The seid moost Reverent Fader in God, Thomas Cardinall and Archebisshop of Caunterbury.
- ?c1475 *Cath.Angl.(Add 15562)4b : Archebischope: Archiepiscopus.
- 1485(a1470) Malory Wks.(Caxton:Vinaver)12/14 : Thenne Merlyn wente to the Archebisshop of Caunterbury.
- a1500(?a1390) Mirk Fest.(GoughETop 4)42/17 : 'Nay!' quod Thomas, 'no traytour, but þe archbyschop.'
- a1500 Retinue Edw.III Calais (Lamb 306)85 : Bawdwyne, Ersbischope of Thyne..the Ersbishipe of Magondenentes.
- ?a1500 Lndsb.Nominale (Lndsb)779 : A arsbyschop.
b
- ?a1425(a1400) Brut-1377 (Corp-C 174)328/8 : The next ȝer after..beyng ȝet void & vacaunt þe Erchebisshop of Caunterbury, Maister Symound Sudbury, Bysshop of London, was made Erchebisshop of Caunterbury.
2.
(a) archebishop-riche, -se, -stol, the province, office, or seat of an archbishop; (b) archebishopes court, the law court of an archbishop; ~ staf, the archbishop's crozier as symbol of office.
Associated quotations
a
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)12657 : A þan daȝen þat seit [Otho: at seint] Pauwel wes þe ærchebiscop stol.
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)24373 : To Lundene læi þe ærchebiscop stol [Otho: archebissopes stol], þe to Cantware-buri wes seoððe idon.
- ?a1400 Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Petyt 511)5753 : Ordeyned þei Archbisshop see & bisshopes vndere þam to be.
- ?a1400 Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Petyt 511)11804 : Archbisshop see [Lamb: erchebischopriche].
b
- c1275(?a1200) Lay.Brut (Clg A.9)22105 : And þene ærchebiscopes staf [Otho: archebissop staf] þer he Piram aȝaf..nu he is ærchebiscop.
- c1300 SLeg.Becket (LdMisc 108)605 : Bote þe Erchebischopes court to riȝte him wolle bringe, Þat he scholde fram þulke court bi-cleopien to þe kinge.