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Metropolitan

/mɛtɹəˈpɒlɪtən/

A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

📖 Definitions of "Metropolitan"

noun
  1. 1

    A bishop empowered to oversee other bishops; an archbishop.

  2. 2

    The inhabitant of a metropolis.

adjective
  1. 1

    Pertaining to the see or province of a metropolitan.

  2. 2

    Of, or pertaining to, a metropolis or other large urban settlement.

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