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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[Russ.

archieréi

, fr. Gr.

ἀρχιερεύς

; pref.

ἀρχι-

(E.

arch-

) +

ἱερεύσ

priest.]

The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.

Pinkerton.

archierey

(ecclesiastical) The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops.
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