Metropolitan
Pronunciation : Met`ro*pol"i*tan
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. metropolitanus: cf. F. m?tropolitain.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority. "Bishops metropolitan." Sir T. More.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Met`ro*pol"i*tan
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. metropolitanus.]
Definition : 1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.
2. (Lat. Church.)
Defn: An archbishop.
3. (Gr. Church)
Defn: A bishop whose see is civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a patriarch. Hook.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913