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metropolitan (1280-1307)
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metropolitan (1280-1307)

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mestrepolitan,  mestrepolytan,  mestropolitan;  metrepolitan,  metropolitane  
  FEW:  metropolis 6/ii,63b Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  metropolitain 10,149c TL: metropolitain 5,1774 DEAF:  metropolitain  DMF:  métropolitain  TLF:  métropolitain 1  / métropolitain 2  OED:  metropolitan n. and adj.  MED:  metropolitan(e n.  / metropolitan adj.  DMLBS:  metropolitanus 1784b

s.

eccl.statusmetropolitan, bishop with authority over bishops of his province: 
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  E sur ceo tun regal doit estre garnie Coment un ercevesqe d'Everwyk jadie Visiter voleit par sa surquiderie Come metropolitan Escoce e la clergie  LANGTOFT thiol2 465.159
( 1317 )  et prioms bref a mestropolitan  YBB Ed II xxii 231
( 1378 )  le dit arcevesqe qi y est metrepolitan coment q'il ne soit dignes  Rot Parl1 iii 37.27

a.

eccl.statusmetropolitan, of the bishop with authority over bishops of his province: 
( 1383 )  l'arcevesque de Ardmagh' par colour de sa jurisdictioun metropolitane resceut un W. de K. [...]  Affairs of Ireland 257

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See also:

metropolitique  politan 
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