[ L., archi-, Gr.
‖n. pl. [ NL.; pref. archi- + annelida. ] (Zool.) A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. archiatrus, Gr. &unr_;; pref. &unr_; + &unr_; physician, &unr_; to heal. ] Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities. P. Cyc. [ 1913 Webster ]
A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp. adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ Pref. archi + blastula. ] (Biol.) A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a cœloblastula. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr.
a. [ L. archidiaconus, Gr. &unr_;, equiv. to E. archdeacon. ] Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Pref. archi- + episcopacy. ]
a. [ Pref. archi- + episcopal. ] Of or pertaining to an archbishop;
n. The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]