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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname ARCHPRIEST.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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ARCHPRIEST.
An official name meaning "the archpriest," a chief priest, a vicar to
a bishop, later a rural dean; v. H.E.D. The term was in use in the
17th century, for Smith, the "silver-tongued" preacher, speaks of
"priest, or priests, or archpriests, or any such like": God's
Arrow against Atheists.
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C, D, E,
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L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
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