arch- — chief, principal, extreme (affix)

arch- chief, principal, extreme

Component prefix

Greek · Greek 'chief' (archbishop, archenemy).

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/ˈɑɹ.kɪˌtɛkt/ A person whose job is to design buildings and oversee their construction. M S

/ˌɑɹtʃˈbɪʃəp/ a senior Christian bishop who leads an archdiocese or presides over a province of dioceses M S

/ˈɑrkeɪndʒəl/ an angel of the highest or a particularly high rank in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic tradition M S