| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| archaistic | adjective | Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an archaism. |
| archaizing | present participle & vb. noun | of Archaize |
| archbishop | noun | A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese. |
| arch brick | A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch. | |
| archbutler | noun | A chief butler; — an officer of the German empire. |
| archchemic | adjective | Of supreme chemical powers. |
| archdeacon | noun | In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority. |
| archeology | adjective | Alt. of Archeological |
| archership | noun | The art or skill of an archer. |
| archetypal | adjective | Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or ideal) or pattern; original. |
| archimagus | noun | The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of fire., A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. |
| archimedes | noun | An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw. |
| architrave | noun | The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column., The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form. |
| archonship | noun | The office of an archon. |
| archontate | noun | An archon’s term of office. |
| archpriest | noun | A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean. |
| arch stone | A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir. |