D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Arches

/ärchʹĭz/ · Arch·es · IPA /ˈɑɹt͡ʃɪz/
01 n. pl. of Arch, n.
  1. 1.
    pl. of Arch, n. See: Arch
Phrases & compounds
Court of arches — the court of appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge, who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in Westminster.