METROPOLITAN (2)

metropolitan (2). Metropolitan, a. belonging to a metropolis

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Met′ro‐pol″i‐tan, n. [[LL. metropolitanus.]] 1. 1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
2. 2. (Lat. Church.) An archbishop.
3. 3. (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is a civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch. Hook.