Archbishop
‘The chief bishop’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
O.E. ærcebiscop < La.Lat. archiepiscopus < Gk. arkhi- ‘chief’ ’ combining form of arkhos ‘a chief, leader, commander,’ arkhein ‘be first, begin,’ also, ‘to rule, lead the way, govern, rule over, be leader of’ + episkopos ‘bishop,’ ‘overseer’ < aach < Tamil aracaṉ