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The title of the bishop of the ‘first see’, usually the chief bishop of a single state or people. The Abp. of Canterbury is ‘Primate of All England’, the Abp. of York ‘Primate of England’.

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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1 rev) Length: 34 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (3 rev) Length: 57 words
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in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev) Length: 36 words
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in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2) Length: 84 words

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