METROPOLITAN

metropolitan. Metropolitan, n. an archbishop

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Met′ro‐pol″i‐tan (?; 277), a. [[L. metropolitanus: cf. F. métropolitain.]] 1. 1. Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.
2. 2. (Eccl.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority. “Bishops metropolitan.” Sir T. More.