Dictionary entry

Archierey

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Ar‐chi″e‐rey (�), n. [Russ. archieréi, fr. Gr. αρχιερεὔσ; pref. αρχἰ- (E. arch-) + ιερεὕσ priest.] The higher order of clergy in Russia, including metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. Pinkerton.